Witch's Hut (Cairo II)

Despite Enito’s dubious stance on the whole bathing in strange, glowing waters, Cairo just about melted as warmth spread through him. The scent and the sensation felt like his mind was clear and he suddenly realized just how much tension had been knotting him up. Sadly, he couldn’t remain long, and Enito’s pointed look prodded him to rise, nodding to the youthful creatures in farewell as he padded from the pool, careful to avoid stepping on tadpoles and snakes and other water creatures.

“Well, I’m not a pup anymore… but I feel better than I have for a bit…”

Enito rolled his eyes with a shrug, patting the large man’s shoulder. “Let’s hope that it doesn’t wear off and you wake up in the morning with a third set of legs or something.”

Cai snorted as they continued on, then stopped short, staring ahead. “Uh… Nito? Is it possible for plants to … eat wolves?”

The Mandrill looked up from prodding the boggy ground with his sapling, just in time to watch an eagle get snapped up by a carnivorous plant with a gruesome screech. “… Answer… probably yes.”

Cairo stared ahead, then glanced around, but there were only two ways to go. Straight ahead, or back the way they’d come. Maybe they only reacted to fast movements… He studied the plants, noting they were firmly rooted. “Sneak or run, Enito?”

”What?”

"Sneak or run through them?” The Mandrill stared at him. “Is there a third option?”

Cairo grinned and snatched the monkey up, tossing him on his back and bolting forward, running as fast as he could go through the clearest path, yelling out in an almost joking scream. Enito’s yell of annoyance was much less joking.

“Dog I am so going to crack you over the head with this sapling so help me!”

Cairo chooses to run through!

Walk ---- "Speak" ---- "Hear" ---- Think