You'd think after seeing his best friend become some sort of creepy shadow thingie that Rosch would be kinda over the whole, "Wow, this place is full of monsters!" but nope, he still has to fight down the urge to yelp in surprise.

Granted, this is his first time encountering one of the many aquatic denizens of Ryslig, so you'll have to forgive the slightly less than friendly greeting here. Especially since Zel decided to start off with that jab at Rosch's intelligence.

The huge soldier visibly bristled. "For your information, I didn't need a map. My friend knows this forest pretty well, actually!" Of course, said friend is nowhere in sight. "But... we got separated and I couldn't find my way back to the path. Has anyone else wandered through here?"