Continue onward.

You think it over while you finish eating, "Let's just keep going. No offense to your home, but the sooner we leave this cursed forest, the better..."

She shrugs, "I live in a relatively peaceful part of the forest. I certainly know of the dangers it holds."

You and Tara continue to travel through the darker portion of the forest. The thick trees press in on you ominously and when you look up, you can't even see the canopy. Thick roots stick out of the ground which makes travel slow. You certainly hope that this is the most difficult part of the forest to traverse, because if it gets any worse. You will be concerned for your feet. You squirm anxiously and try and lighten the mood with discussion. "So you said that this place is dangerous, even for dragons. What could threaten a dragon?"

She steps over a large root and helps you over it, "There are many things in here that could threaten a dragon. I don't keep a running tally of who or what lives in here, but dragon's aren't all-powerful. Even a small group of goblins could take one down if it was young."

"I suppose that's true..." you hop over the root and look ahead and see something strange. At first you think that it's just a strangely shaped root, but it was far too smooth for that. "Wait..what's that?" You step forward to get a better look at it. As you get closer the object becomes more visible in the gloom and you realize that it's a woman's arm. "It looks like...an arm."

You hear Tara gasp, "Wait! Donmal don't get close to it!"

But it's too late. You step just a little too close and suddenly you feel something tighten around your leg and pull you up over the ground several feet. You gasp as you dangle from your leg and quickly try and see what's holding you up. From your ankle, you can barely see a very thin strand of thread or wire or something wrapped tightly around you. Despite your weight and how small it is, it easily holds you up.

"Donmal! Hol-" From behind you you hear something heavy crash down onto Tara and her voice get muffled. You unsheathe Harmony and swing widely at the strand holding you up and it gets cut through easily and you crash to the ground. You quickly get up and turn to get a brief sighting of spidery legs ascending up into the shadows, leaving Tara's upper tied in a thick webbing that has pinned her hands to her sides and covered her mouth.

Well, It seems as if you aren't alone...