Blackfeather Woods now, she takes your hand and she leads you to the river

Mou has been keeping himself away from everyone of importance, staying busy and trying his best to occupy his mind with anything other than the wolf they're holding in that cave. He's managed to keep his questions bottled up, kept himself away from Maegi's wrath and even collected quite a few gifts for the captive girl in the process. As he comes creeping through the dark, it is clear by his heading that he's on route to Wolfskull Cave; it is obvious too that he's been in the mire judging by the smell of the mud caking his limbs, and the various frogs he's holding in his teeth. They bounce where they hang, each carried by a long leg. There are about seven in all.

When the boy approaches the mouth of the cave he thinks he sees movement. This stops him in his tracks for a split second, because he still hasn't told anyone about her and he's nervous to run in to Maegi again, but he's got all these frogs and they'll spoil if someone doesn't eat them soon. He chooses to take his chances and plunges in to the dark, but only goes a few feet before he spots the girl. He halts and with a duck of his head, dumps the frogs on the ground, and steps back.