Hearing the noise already approaching when the horse finally came to calm down, Valen cussed his bad luck, but on a snap decision he rode over towards the lake to take a pause there, preparing to face the enemy in a battle. "I don't like using fire in the forest, but I may have to, to stop those damn creatures." He silently hoped he had prepared more area of effects pells to his disposal, but he would do with what he had left.<br/><br/>Moving at the lake, he prepared to dismount and get ready, not wanting the horse to end up hurt, but also to stop thet foe tne and there. If they had laid an ambush, it was upto him to stand up and against them now.