Neverwinter Forest walk off the earth

Frolic very visibly startled when a dark figure suddenly cut in front of her, halting her in her tracks and sending her scurrying backward a few paces. She blinked at the young man in her path, noting his icy gaze and the disfigurement of his face and neck. A little gasp escaped her before she could stop it.

Most likely he was part of the pack which claimed the forest behind her, though as he demanded to know her name, another possibility crossed Frolic’s mind: he could be a scout sent on behalf of Fisher’s Ridge. One of these things was far more probable than the other, though her chest tightened in sudden fear.

Are you—did Otto and Merry send you? Frolic eked out between pinched lips.