(Time-Stilled World, 49 Kilometers from Forest Entry, Leo's Team, Day 4)
It began a couple hours after Patricia lit the fire.
For a while—two hours, to be exact, it seemed like her little act had gone unnoticed.
Like maybe, just maybe, the warnings had been exaggerated, and the forest didn't care about a flicker of flame that burned for less than fifteen seconds.
However, that illusion shattered when, without warning, a wooden spider dropped from the treetops like a curse.
THUD—
A sharp noise came from above, like the snap of a branch— only heavier, as by instinct, Patricia looked up.
'The hell?' she wondered, as she watched the underbelly of a six tentacled beast drop down on her.
She wanted to evade it, however, it was already too late, as by the time she noticed it's descent, it was already on the ground in front of her.
