A Pack of Prickly Peppers

Making up his mind to find a way through this briar Brandr continued to poke and paw at a potential path only to shuffle back sore a moment later.  To make matters worse his stomach started to growl.  Ahhhh man!  He eyed the birds that flitted about the briar but doubted he'd ever be able to catch any of them, especially when they were so well protected by the foliage.  Being a hunter was harder than he'd thought.  If only he could find some sort of teacher.  Huffing Brandr got to his feet only for a voice to startle him sideways and into a particularly thorny patch.  "Eeeeeeyow!"  He yelped and shuffled back away from the briar swearing under his breath before turning to star at the man that had just emerged from part of the Briar.

He eyed the man cautiously before nodding slowly.  "Oh yes…. terrific.  I don't know what rotten spirit put this briar here but I spit upon it."  He took aim and spat on the nearest vine finding some solace in the pitiful gesture before turning back to the man.  "Did uh…. did you just walk through all this?"