That it was well worn implied it was a hunter path, most deer couldn't follow a path to save their lives, as it would attract predators, and the deer that got caught didn't breed.<br/><br/>He glanced at the blood, disinterested, the spatter was small and far enough apart that the leaking person wasn't going to die from it any time soon. From the infection they got, maybe, but not from the wound. Unless it was already bound, and still leaking this badly. Still, not worried, he wasn't far, the blood was still mostly liquid, despite the dry ground. He hadn't missed the attack by much, and likely would have passed through the town before the attack if he hadn't been going slow for Amelia.<br/><br/>However, he had a different problem now.<em>Sapphire, keep going, got a couple dozen bandits that think they can set up this close to the Court and not get dealt with. I am going to... entertain the Court while dealing with them.</em><br/><br/>He closed the channel to Sapphire, and then opened one to the Queen, Princess, and to Leanansidhe. He sent a polite mental 'cough' to let them know he was there, though he was going to start once the Queen turned her attention to him, even if the other two weren't ready.<em>Ladies, my apologies for the short notice, but I came across some bandits, and thought you might find some entertain watching me deal with them. Battle is my preferred media, though as my gift to the Princess revealed, I have found... other ways of expressing it. I was going to challenge myself to eliminate all twenty four using a different weapon for each kill, and no spells.</em>