A horse's cry reached us from deep within the forest; the animal sounded like it was in serious pain. It was past midnight, and we were on patrol duty, standing guard at our borders.

　　"Did you hear that?" It was Chad.

　　"Most certainly, it sounded like an animal in pain." I said

　　Moon Stone's doing, I'm sure." I added. We kept quiet, and this time the direction from whence the cry was coming became clearer.

　　"I should go check it out." Chad ...