((cool, looking forward to this.))<br/><br/>gabriel had taken no more than a few steps into the forest when a different threat revealed itself from the shadows. suddenly, all of the shadows cast by the canopy of the ominous treeline became an unnaturally thick black. the darkness intensified until the shadows were almost oozing in their confines, when out of the inky blackness rose a figure, tall and dark. not long after this emergence, an arrow was sailing through the air, only to bury itself in a tree just short of gabriel's head. when the blackness melted from the figure, it revealed little other than a purple-blue skin tint on what little skin was visible beneath the hooded cloak. the figure knocked another arrow, keeping the bow aimed constantly. "state your name, and buisness" it said, revealing itself to be male but little more, as an impassive, if a little gruff and agitated voice pierced the silence of the forest.<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>