Leaning against the colorful tree trunk with his arms crossed, Charles's brows were deeply furrowed as he thought about the strange human in the tree hole.
He associated his behavior with that of the "rope-people," and suddenly an idea popped into Charles's head—was there something terrifying in this forest that one could only survive by acting like the rope-people?
Watching the alert rodents in the distant forest, Charles felt a bit more at ease—after all, if such a thing existed, his group wouldn't be caught completely off guard.
A few minutes later, Linda's calm voice came from inside the house, "Come in, everyone, he's regained some human instincts."
Charles immediately led the crew inside where the flickering fire revealed a sight that made everyone pause.
The Mudman had shed the sludge from his body, exposing his abnormally pale flesh.
The fact that the perfectly-featured Mudman turned out to be a man was something no one had previously considered.
