"Would that I could lounge in a pool all day, but I do have theoretical things to attend to and these clothes don't really play well with water, to say nothing of the disasters that could ensue if I went and got naked."
"Although on that note, have you seen anyone of note around here? I get the impression that some form of hootenanny is in the works here, but there don't seem to be a lot of guests."
Continue making conversation until our superior officer leaves, at which point proceed to follow her.
"Clothes? Oh right, you lot put things on yourself in place of fur and scales and feathers. Oh, sure, there are some powerful beings gathering for some excitement or another. Down in the Fens by where the rivers meet. You are going the wrong way. No wonder you haven't seen them. though, some of them will be unseen anyway."
"This one apologizes, but the Shifter says we must proceed further. Cat also apologizes for scaring your prey away, but you might be able to follow it. Grazing beast seemed wounded, and is likely now easy kill."
Say goodbyes to the lizard, then follow Aylia closely.
As Dar'yajira walks along beside Aylia, he says "Lizard was nice. Much better than twolegs. Dar'yajira hopes more missions are in forest, rather than city. Forest is much more hospitable."
"Wrong clearing everyone, we need to keep going, we haven't reached where we need to be yet."
Circling well around the lizard trying to bait my teammates into eating range, I cross the water and resume moving in the direction our guide had indicated.
""Farewell to you each. I will certainly consider whether I wish to chase after the big thing or not."
You all move along into the woods, decidedly not getting trampled much by raging rhinos or eaten much by not very hungry talking lizards. The Eye floats above, carefully counting each of your footsteps. At exactly the number of paces listed in Ebony's notebook, each of you steps out into a clearing, sloping northward, and quite broad. This is the kind of meadow where a whole village or even a group of villages might gather for a three day festival or to listen to some itinerant priest and seek the blessings of the gods. It's got tall grass, gentle winds, lots of sun, and butterflies. there are birds in the trees, crickets in the bushes, and frogs somewhere nearby. It's all very noisy.