You cut the song off with a word and march on, the only sounds ringing through the Deepwood are the clinks of metal armor and muffled conversation. You cannot risk making more noise than necessary as you know the Deepwood will react stronger and stronger to your presence.

Inevitably, the silence is broken by the Deepwood as a screeching emits from the underbrush and packs of multi-limbed Scrabblers charge the line.