Turn back and go the other way
From Create Your Own Story
There is something about the flowers that makes you uneasy. "We're going the other way," you tell Jann, turning back and heading downhill once more. The Minimite complains – but does not leave your shoulder.
You travel uphill for about an hour. The way is not too steep, and as noon approaches you have crested the ridge and are descending yet again. You are now at the highest point of the Hills – where the trees are thin, the view west goes on forever, and sometimes you catch glimpses of Forplé on the northern horizon.
Jann is in a talkative mood and fills the air with her chatter, about what she can see, and how things smell, and what she plans to do once she makes her fortune in Forplé. You pass from the open hillside into a patch of deep forest. Quite suddenly, Jann falls quiet and hisses in your ear. "Stop! Stop now!"
"Be quiet, Jann."
"I'm not joking!" insists the creature in a tiny voice. The silly thing is genuinely terrified. She shivers as she flies around your head. "Something is following us!"
You come to a dead stop. Jann is right. Something is moving through the trees behind you. A moment later, a point of steel has emerged from the darkness between two trees and touches your neck. "You've seen me," whispers a voice. "I know it."
Do you:
Cast a spell!
