As I continued to follow the tracks of previous travelers I begin to notice a sudden change in scenery. As I continued to run forward I stumbled upon the entrance to what seemed to be a forest. I simply followed suit and continued for find tracks in order to follow behind. However this time, I paid close attention to the foot prints on the soil as well as broken or snapped branches from ninjas having jumped from tree to tree. After a few minutes of running I decided to pick up the pace and thus began to jump from branch to branch, propelling myself forward at greater speeds as well as tiring myself out less. The old foot prints and tracks continued to lead me to the southern part of the island as I continued to get deeper and deeper, gradually noticing the forest getting much denser. It was then that I finally found it, the cottage. The small house was surrounded by patches of vegetation, water threads as well as a large portion of the forest. It seemed as though everything I had seen up to this point had mixed together around the cottage. Upon arriving my attention was caught as I noticed quite a few people lurking outside the house. I simply continued to walk forward cautiously, thereafter opening the door to the cottage and entering. As I entered I noticed something very funny, to say the least. Everyone seemed to be "disguised" in someway or another, wearing cloaks or hoods to conceal their identity. It was funny, it seemed as though the cottage itself had an unofficial dress code. I simply cracked a small smile as sweat dripped down the side of my face from my nervous state. Although, I did my best to stay calm and collected, paying no mind to anyone around me, simply walking forward the the nearest empty table. With so much traffic inside the tavern I decided to pick a distanced table to the far corner of the tavern, a table were the light barely reached. Upon reaching the table I simply grabbed my military leather bag and placed it on the ground next to me. I then proceeded to sit down in order to rest a bit. I released my tensed up muscles as I then leaned against the back of the wooden chair. As I leaned back, I noticed a small menu in the center of the table, directly next to a fire lit candle, the only source of light around that corner table. I simply reached over the table and grabbed the menu in order to read what was inside.
"It's been a long journey, time to rest easy.."