You leave the Inn and feel ready to continue with your talisman ingredients now in a bag around your neck. You feel a sudden invulnerability as you reach inside your cloak and tuck the talisman under your tunic and next to your skin. It is warm to the touch and almost carries it's own energy furnace.

Your bag seems lighter for some reason. Maybe you are just gaining strength with the power and new knowledge you have gained in this quest.

You look towards the forest at the edge of the Glen and hear a rustling that is louder than normal. Slinging the pack onto your back, you move swiftly in hopes that it is nothing life threatening. You peek through the bushes and feel that the Forest of Shadows is full of movement although you see nothing in sight. Slowly you creep into the area of the sound. You had heard at the Inn that the Trolls were seen here only a day ago...maybe you will find something if you look closely, a track maybe, or something that would reveal their direction.

You are startled by the sudden "Caw-caw" of a raven pair. You could hear one, then the other as if a couple bickering over an unsettled quarry.

Suddenly behind you, a nudge brushes your cloak. You jump and turn at the same time.

"You will not find it here They are gone..." You hear a growling voice say to you. As you swung around you see that it is a gray wolf with a peppered red coat. A very interesting and beautiful wolf this was.

"Are you friend or foe, Wolf" You say as you instinctively pull for your athame.