Instead of continuing to fly overhead, Gwyntaan spiraled in for a landing, taking a low stance to better sniff out the rat-creature's trail.  The strange vegetation cast an eerie greenish glow on his iridescent white scales, and cast strange shadows where his muscles rippled under the surface.  Periodically, he would lift his head, scenting the air instead of the ground, and getting his bearings relative to the airship and Captain.<br/><br/>Before long, they started seeing more of the rat-creature's tracks - or at least some of its relatives.  Pathways were clearly etched in the gritty soil, as if the creatures had very little reason to use stealth in this region.  With a hiss, Gwyntaan drew up short, then leaped into the air to do a wider reconnaissance.<br/><br/>Nearly a dozen eyes blazed into view and then vanished again into the shadows.