Neverwinter Forest at the end of it

On his way back from Kintla Flatlands, Lotan had taken a different route. He didn't want to backtrack and simply follow the same path that had led him there. The whole point of being an outrider was to explore; so when he crossed the river, he veered north, skirting around the edge of Firestone Hot Springs (with a mental note to return to this interesting-looking place) and delved into Neverwinter Forest. Of course, without a map or a tour guide, he didn't know the name of any of these places -- but he stored their locations in his memory.

This forest was comprised of evergreens, so it had a completely different appearance than the Heartwood. He meandered slowly through the trees, enjoying the darkness and solitude; the heavy boughs of leaves nearly blocked out the sunlight in some places. The sound of wheezing drew his attention; the Ostrega paused, his ears swiveling on his skull as he determined the source of the sound.

Careful steps led him to a clearing where a male deer was sprawled, obviously in some sort of distress. Immediately, Lotan became defensive -- it was likely that there was at least one predator of some sort in the vicinity. He crouched, remaining mostly hidden from the buck's view but perhaps still visible to the she-wolf he hadn't yet noticed.