The Naikan glares at Gus as he backs away and leaves it in peace, but ultimately does not attack.
Gus eventually finds his way uphill and then back down, where he finds a river lined with many assortments of stones, decaying wood and other biomass, and also a whole assortment of new plants and animals.
« Gusamius has found the Leda »
The
Leda flee as soon as they see Gus round the bend in the forest. They were left behind nibbling on some root vegetables.
« Gusamius has found the Nyphys »
As he continue his travels, he smells something not unlike rotting meat, but it just doesn't smell quite the same. He then comes to a small clearing where irregularly large fruit rinds are strewn about the forest floor. As he arrives there, the smell is very strong, driving him to gag several times and cough up acidic bile.
« Gusamius has found the Yobi »
However, the coughing seems to have drawn the attention of something, as he hears screeching and howling in the trees, where he is then hit with one of the heavy rinds in the back while doubled over, then his with another stick, as various projectiles rain about him. He lifts his eyes to the trees and sees gremlin-like primate creatures with red eyes staring back at him, baring fangs.
« Gusamius has found the Barbosett »
Nearby, he hears water running.
"Volgya, no. There's plenty more of them later. We need water, and quickly.", Aǹni says, tasting the dryness in her mouth.
Aǹni begins to back away as slowly as possible, looking left and right, and sees the axe to her left, and begins to make her way slowly toward it.
The Utabol continue eating, some of the lesser in the pack eying Aǹni, Volgya, and the startled Baumsen suspiciously.
"I wonder if there's a way to tame them," she thinks to herself, noting that they seem to have senses of duty and a social hierarchy not unlike dogs.
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