With the plans made, the party began to retrace their steps through the densely covered jungked, following the animal trails back towards the rivers. They were as deep as before and the began following onwards due north in hopes of finding the more shallow paths that led them to the Oltec camps.<br/><br/>During this trek there's was a detour back into the brush to avoid going back down steeper cliffs. But as they did they can hear very large looking footfalls around them. Something<em>big</em>was nearby and the brush was thick enough that they had no real way to see past a good fifteen feet before all the leaves obscure the vision. Several different paths lead into the general direction of where they needed to go. What does the party do?