The two hunters drew close to the hole left by the strangers now wandering west. From their clan tattoos and clan creature skins anyone could tell that one was Boar clan, the other Otter clan. The Boar clan hunter drew close to the deepest part of the impact hole; the Otter clan hunter bent and examined the boot prints made by the tallest stranger. They were very deep, and they were broken apart, as though his boots were raised in two parts, at the heel and at the ball of the feet. The smaller one's tracks were easier to make out, they were foot prints, the smaller one wasn't wearing anything on their feet, and the mud was flicked up, as though the small one had leapt across the ground. The two hunters looked at one another, then stood and headed back to their camps, to warn their Leaders of this possible threat.
Back at the camps, the hunters explained what they had discovered, then their Leaders had stood and ordered runners to head out to gather the other clans together. This would take many days, which the Boar clan Leader had noticed would be a problem if they were going to discover the true intent of the strangers. He went to speak with his Mage, who was huddled at a small fire by the edge of the camp. "What should we do?" the Boar clan Leader asked, "We cannot spare a great number of men to find out who these strangers are, and we cannot sit idly by and allow them to wander around unnoticed." The Mage smiled and said only two words, "Send Kenuu."
Kenuu crept away in the dead of the night, with his Leader's words ringing in his ears, "Find the strangers, discover what they are up to, but don't get yourself into trouble…", then his Leader had told him where to find the impact hole, which had started to develop a mossy skin on its inside, and then he had been told to go west. All of this Kenuu had done, and after three days of heading west, in which time the clans had gathered and begun debating the best plan of action, he had found what he had been looking for. In a clearing about the size of a Raven clan shelter, the two strangers were sat by a fire, their backs to Kenuu. From where he crouched, he heard them discussing a matter to which he was oblivious. "Yes, Karasu," said the larger of the two, "I understand the complication of the matter, and I realize we may never get back." The smaller one known as Karasu shifted his wait and mumbled something that Kenuu couldn't quite catch, inching closer, Kenuu stood on a twig. It snapped.