The Ambush [Part 1]

Lucius peeked out of from the sand that was covering him. Several dozen feet behind him, the rest of their task group were also hidden in the sand. It was the only surefire way to hide from the noses of beastmen.

Alternative ways of inhibiting their senses would also negatively affect Lucius and their three comrades from Eroa. If it didn't also risk affecting himself, Lucius would have simply done unleashed a vile concoction they carried that was made from a blend of rotten fruit and Swamp Rat meat.

He lay there under a pile of sand for several hours, unmoving and waiting for their prey. A group of wagons was scheduled to come through the small valley a little further from their position and the easiest path to it was through this flat area they hid themselves in.