Halt and Will awoke early in the morning, before any of the villagers, as to avoid suspicion about their mission. They packed, and rode on Tug (Will's horse) and Abelard (Halt's horse) to the forest. Afterward, they left the horses near a tree (they knew the horses wouldn't wander) and ventured into the forest. They walked in silence for a few minutes, bows at the ready, when Halt and Will noticed a rustling in the branches of a nearby tree even though there was no wind. Halt whispered to Will, "Cover my back." They assumed a back to back position, bows pointing at the trees above them. Then, things happened suddenly and very fast. Unexpectedly, Halt fell as if the had been tripped. Will, surprised, hesitated for a moment and suddenly he was on the ground with Halt. Almost as fast, Will felt a searing pain in his left leg. He looked at the area, and it looked like a claw wound. "What is going on!" Will exclaimed. Halt says, " I think it's some kind of invisible monster. I have an idea how we can see it, though. He summoned a sphere of water about the size of a beach ball with his Warden Symbol, and directed it around himself and Will so it spun around them, varying its height and distance from them as it did so. Suddenly, it hit something invisible on a rock, and drenched it, allowing its reptilian form to be seen as the visible water covered it. "That's brilliant!" cried Will. "Well, most of my ideas are," responded Halt. Then, simultaneously, they both drew their throwing knives, aimed, and threw at the shape before them. Suddenly, as the knives pierced its hide, it fell of the rock and became visible. It was a purple lizard and snake combo, with ragged claws and razor-sharp teeth. Will sighed, saying, "Glad that's over," and they both stood up, retrieved their knives, and walked off in the direction of faint stomps in the distance.