Zel was content to let Ahmaht take the lead. At the very least the foreign man had some idea where he was going. The group continued on right past the lake and along the path. Zel nodded in agreement with the dark man's sentiment about the forests ahead and chuckled under his breath at his next comment. The "rabid wolf" statement was rather comical considering who their guide was supposed to be.<br/><br/>When they reached the top of the hill, the path definitely seemed to continue in the direction Ahmaht seemed to be aiming for, but the forest had crept very close to the edge. Several of the trees had canopies extending over the path and plants grew up through the gravel. And as far as the stone man could see, the path only continued to become more wild as it went on.<span style="font-style: italic">Perhaps we will have to be careful of wild wolves,</span>he thought curiously. It seemed silence was once again falling over the group.