Take the shortcut through the forest

You pick the Dampling Forest and walk on. It’s growing darker and darker every second. You reach the forest and once you’re in, you can feel a sudden warmth surrounding you. Here you should probably find a good place to sleep. You go just a little bit further into the forest and then decide to look for a nice spot. Before long, you find a moss-covered spot surrounded by four tall trees and lie down. It’s pretty comfortable, at least better than the street where you normally sleep. The night sky looks amazing from here and soon the bad taste in your mouth has gone and you fall asleep.

You hear strange noises the next morning and wake up. Glancing over the tiny glade that’s covered by hoar frost, you see two moss-covered tendrils snaking up to you. You grab your sword and jump to your feet. The tendrils suddenly dart toward you, one tendril pushes you to the ground, the other lets you drop your sword. You roll around, reach for your sword, already feeling the tendrils seize your ankles. You strain yourself and grab the haft of your weapon. Without hesitation you cut the tendrils and free your ankles.

Quickly you get as much distance between you and those tendrils as possible. Blazing your way through the dens forests you graze your arms. However, after a few minutes of running, you manage to find your way out of the forest and reach a creek.