((Perception to spot anything, please!))

"Let's go and check it out." Nolla agrees. She follows after, keeping her eyes out for anything.

Perception: 14

Thavriol Perception 6

More confident in the daylight, Perigord follows and looks around as well.

14

6 perception.

Samael takes a look around.

There are plenty of tracks circling the camp, but Samael is the first to spot tracks leading to and from the southwest of the camp.

"Southwest path. move slowly and softly. the pack could have scouts watching."

Tracks found, the woodsmen make sure you're fed in addition to Peri's treats, and wish you well.

((Survival to track them, if someone helps, one of you can roll with advantage.))

Thavriol points out a few tracks, a broken twig, but he's no tracker.  He can, however, assist the others.

ooc: He will give advantage to our best tracker.

Nolla nods her thanks as tracks are pointed out, and works to track the wolves from there...

Survival: 16

5 Survival

Samael pitches in to track as well.

Thavriol helps Nolla in spotting the way, and the party heads out. It's a bit too crowded for everyone to get in on the tracking, but Samael does notice a something odd as you move along, a small sheen of translucent dust off the side of the trail catches the light and his eye. It is to thin a layer to be called a pile, but it covers an area the diameter of two hands, fingers spread, with the thumbs touching, maybe a foot and a half in diameter, the vegetation slightly singed and wilty beneath it.

"Nolla, I've spotted a small collection of sort of dust." pointing at it, he asks her "do you have an idea as to what it is and why the vegetation is wilted under it?"

Nolla takes a look... Nature: 11

"Sorry, but I don't know what could have done that." Nolla informs him with a shrug. "Let's keep moving." She continues to follow the tracks.

The four of you continue on, and the tracks are pretty easy to follow, there are a lot from the wolves crossing back and forth, but heavier use has worn a trail. By mid day, you see up ahead a low, rocky hill pushing up from the forest floor, only one wide oak crowning the hill, and a cave entrance in its side. The tracks seem to lead to the cave.

"Before we enter, remember we may not need to fight here at all. I'd like to go in first and see if I can broker a bit of peace with one of my chef's treats."

Thavriol nods, though concern shows on the paladin's face.  "Good thinkin', but I'll come with you, far as the mouth o' the cave.  If you're attacked, I'll be close enough to give you some protection.  I'm all for avoidin' fightin' if we can, but let's not be stupid, neither."

As he talks, he scans the cave mouth and the surrounding area, not neglecting to look both up and down.

Perception 11

ooc: Thavriol's plan is to watch and, at the first sign of trouble, for which he will be as ready as he can, he will cast the spell.

"You're the better fighter, friend, save your spells. I'll take the sanctuary of the hearth with me."

Once everything's agreed upon, Perigord plans to head into the cave with a readied action to cast sanctuary if attacked.

Edit: also a lit lantern

Peri and Thav move up towards the entrance, where you're greeted by a burbling growl from somewhere within.