Mayakterra sat perched on a branch, twilight was fast approaching and it was soon growing dark enough for him to continue. He looked at the posse of guards sitting outside the cave. A bunch of them sat around in a circle playing some dice game and gambling coins by a nearby fire, a short distance over two unhappy looking guards idly leaned against the wall guarding the cave entrance.<br/><br/>Who were these people? He understood the fire, they were so deep in the woods there wouldn't really be any need to try and hide. Plus if the force they sent into the villiage was any indication of their strength... well there was little any ranger squad or boundary warden would be able to do.<br/><br/>Mayakterra knew he could simply assault the guards and charge into the cave fighting his way through until he found the woman... but there was more than one way to crack a nut. Time was of the essence, the woman could have been in that cave for a long time for all he knew. He needed to move and quickly... slowly a plan formed in his mind and with a eager shake of his bushy tail, he started.