Session 65 - To the Den
1/3/2022 After Whiteclaw left, we retraced our steps back to the road, then headed east. Around 2:00 we saw the landmarks Whiteclaw had told us to watch for, and cut north into the woods. We followed a game trail which brought us up a steep rise. Soon we came to a clearing which gave us a really spectacular view of Lake Baratok. The dark water, darker trees and ever-present cloud cover would normally have made it look foreboding. But dammit, it looks like that everywhere here. Maybe I’m just getting used to it, but to my eyes it was actually somewhat peaceful to look out upon that scene. I was discussing this relative perspective with Oloch who maintained that a creepy lake was a creepy lake no matter how high above it you were, when I realized the rest of our party had drawn weapons. I heard Dasco call out that we were here to talk but would fight if we had to. I looked up and saw that five of those big wolves were around us. W...