As the others made their way into the hollow one by one, Farish made himself comfortable on one of the leaf beds. "Goblins, huh?" he said drowsily. "That explains the size of this place. It wouldn't be so big if it were just used by woodland creatures. Oh well, as long as they don't draw something else toward us, goblins are no big deal." He yawned in the middle of his statement, fighting the fatigue that was slowly overcoming him. The boy just let the others talk for a bit, listening quietly.<br/><br/>"No fire," the boy quickly argued, feeling energized again for just a moment. "Its been raining for a while now and wet wood smokes too much. If that bush is thick enough to keep it in, we'll suffocate; if not, we're just begging demons and goblins alike to find us."<br/><br/>Oddly enough, the first trace of wildlife the boy had yet seen swooped into their hidey-hole and landed on Chizu's head. Farish relaxed again, waiting to relay the message as soon as Chizu passed it on. Before he had a chance, a<span style="font-style: italic">second</span>wolf Anithrope appeared in their hollow, and Chizu suddenly had more to say.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">A demon?</span>Farish thought, surprised by what he heard Chizu saying.<span style="font-style: italic">Am I interpreting her correctly? The same demon who was our waiter... A.. shape-shifter, then? That's the only possible explanation, if she's correct. Strange... considering he's a demon, I haven't felt much hostility from him. He's completely different from the others who attacked us. Is he some kind of spy, or is he separate from the others. If so, why is he following us...? Well... keep your friends close and your enemies closer. Either way...</span><br/><br/>"He was in the tavern with us," the boy said to Morys. "He probably followed us here. But we can deal with that later," he said, moving on quickly. For now, he would withhold the information that wasn't immediately relevant; at the moment, it would distract them more than help them. Still, he flashed the shape-shifter a quick look just to let it know he would be watching closely. "Chizu says an elf gave this bird a message for us: it was probably Drachon. Apparently, we should get moving; something really nasty is coming our way."<br/><br/>Farish held out his finger for the brave little fowl, and it perched on it. "Chizu, please thank this kind creature for us."<br/><br/>Chizu, nodded, and said in the rich nature speak, a deep cooing sound in her dialect:<span style="color: #004000"><span style="font-style: italic">"Well met, brave sky child. Take care and return to safety now."</span></span>The bird chirped sweetly and took off.<br/><br/>Farish smiled tiredly as the small bird flew off. "Also, Chizu, if you wouldn't mind waking Darakus?" The sprite made a cooing sound and scampered to the wolf demon, standing on his chest and using her sprite magic to recharge his stamina-- not enough to refill his mana reserves, but enough to take the edge off the fatigue. She drifted over to Farish to offer the same. "Not yet," he refused. Chizu had replenished the boy's energy countless times, and they'd sort of synced up. If she tried restoring<span style="font-style: italic">his</span>stamina she'd likely give in to habit and restore all of it at once. The following mana spike would alert every magically inclined being for miles to their presence. "Not until we're attacked or I pass out. In the mean time, though I hate to say it, we should leave our "safe spot" and try to put some distance between us and whatever's following us."