Tanika was intrigued by the bandit's neglect at chasing her. [i]What did he mean gold wasn't the priority? Surely as a bandit it was...[/i] Suddenly her HUD lit up. She smiled, a rush of excitement filled her before she noticed that the thief was receiving an invite as well. [i]Wha...? Why would he do that? He just tried to rob you....[/i] Then she noted the kind of man it would take to do that. Either a very desperate one, or a very honorable one. Hoping for the later she accepted her invite. She looked around, shifting her weight back and forth to keep her muscles warm. The other player hadn't spoken since they'd met, though now they were supposedly allies. He had a rough appearance but she noted his kind face. The thief didn't look like a bad person either, though a thief, she couldn't hate him for it. He'd made that character before it became a real world for them. She couldn't fault him for his line of work.

Suddenly the hair on the back of her neck stood up and she had a creepy feeling that something was watching her. She whirled around expecting some terrible Hollywood monster to be standing over her dripping blood between its teeth, but she saw only darkness. Fear crept up on her. The only story she could recall from the forests was that sometimes spiders would come in hordes and take entire parties down. The one she'd just taken down had been difficult enough without having several others attacking her at the same time. [b]"Hey,"[/b] she was on edge, anxiety dripping from her voice [b] " I think we should keep moving."[/b] She continued looking around for monsters in the forest but if anything was there, it was hiding in the darkness.