Idle Axes of Narrow Valley

Ugh.

Morning.

Sunlight.

I hauled myself out of the pool, water pouring from my mouth and openings in my armor. I'd saved part of a cauliflower, which I wolfed down.

[You have 1755/1920 nutrition.]

Cripes, it was real. I was literally on the cusp of Omnivore: 6. Or I could go wild and work through the top of my Evolutions list.

Or... or I could wait, see what Sobek intended. Wouldn't do right to transform into a giant spider and then realize I needed to be something else.

Fight my brother? No, the only brother I knew of was a monster. He'd tear me apart. What would his Might be? Less than eight; at eight he could get out of that filthy pit Hortiluk had kept him in.

I didn't remember starting south, but I found myself walking.

I would reach Narrow Valley before noon. Or the remains of it. There were empty spots, entire families that no longer lived there. Those who remained...