<strong><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: courier;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;">UNKNOWN SWAMPLAND; UNKNOWN LANDS</span></span></strong><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><strong>Time:</strong> Mid-Morning (Day 1; 7th day, 6th Month)</span></span><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><strong>Weather:</strong> Clear blue skies; No winds; Warm morning</span></span><br/><hr/><br/>For a long time, following the river seems to leave no appreciable results, a seemingly long trek through the shadowy swamp that threatens to swallow Anna into its depths where she may never be found again.  The tangled knot of trees closes about her almost claustrophobically except for brief glimpses of the blue sky above.  Geckos skirt along trees, and every now and again, the flutter of small wings darts overhead from birds startled by her passage.  After nearly an hour of navigating through the entangling undergrowth, Anna comes to low point on the river's muddy bank.  There is little to distinguish this area from the rest except for the bank itself, save that more by chance Anna notices that there are tracks in the mud.<br/><br/>Without a doubt, she can see that the tracks are human footprints, coming out from the undergrowth of the swamp and leaving barefooted prints in the mud.  They descend down to the water's edge where they disappear, seemingly entering the water after a little bit of walking around near the edge to judge from the patterns.  There is a similar embankment of the other side of the river, but Anna can see no foot prints on the opposite side, indicating that whoever entered the river did not do so with the intention of getting to the other side.<br/><br/>The water current here is a little swifter and if Anna has to estimate, it is deep enough to submerge in over her head, though it's a little difficult to judge accurately from the roiling of the waters and the muddiness of the water.  Swimming in it would likely be a little difficult unless the swimmer was skilled.  Whilst there is the possibility that a boat could have been here for whoever came to board, any evidence appears to have been washed away by the waters of the river.<br/><br/>After a few moments of looking around, Anna can ascertain that there is the faintest trace of a trail which the unknown person seemed to have followed to the river, leading into the forest, and, unless her eyes deceive her, the same can be said of the opposite side of the river.<br/><br/>Although it is hard to tell from here, the sun must probably be rising, for the heat in the swamp seems to have risen, if only just a little bit.  Mosquitoes are also beginning to make their presence felt, though, for now, more as a minor nuisance rather than a major one.