Part 21 - Beyond the Forest
The group make good progress along the road, without any untoward incidents or interruptions.
Towards sunset, the forest starts to thin out, and the road eventually passes out from under the eaves, and onto an open plain, which rises gently towards the east. In the fading light, large, dark shapes can be seen flowing across the rain sodden land. Shapes that soon reveal themselves to be herds of animals.
Wild horses, antelope, buffalo...
And then, as the sun touches the western horizon, a mournful cry lifts into the air, and is repeated a dozen or more times from all directions. Wolves!
And there is something bright upon the summit of a low hill, not too far ahead. A campfire perhaps?