The woods definitely seem like the way to go... you are comfortable moving through brush, and you have no problems keeping your bearings as you weave through the dense foliage. However, even the fact that you've found an almost entirely straight path is not enough to get you to your destination before nightfall...<br/><br/>As luck would have it, you come into a clearing just as the sun begins to set beyond the trees. The forest is washed with fiery oranges and purples of the evening, but there is still more than enough light for you to take in your surroundings as you move past the tree line.<br/><br/>The clearing is empty, save for a large cedar tree ringed in mushrooms. However, as you move further into the clearing, your eyes begin to register your surroundings better, and you realize two things. One, that the cedar is most likely the home of some magical creature, given the "faerie ring" around it, and two, that the creature is nowhere to be seen...