Chapter 8: Cloudburst
A new crop of blisters later, I’ve been unwillingly introduced to rattlers (reportedly dangerous, obviously horrifying, avoid in future), not to mention squirrels (less dangerous, actually kind of cute), spiders (only sometimes dangerous, but extra next-level horrifying), and an alarming number of very-dangerous-looking creatures with spikes sticking out of their heads that both Cadence and Ash insisted were not only animals and therefore not monsters, but generally harmless. I’m pretty sure they were joking.
Decidedly not harmless are the assorted water monsters we have encountered inhabiting everything from a marshy patch on the flats to a stagnant, overgrown pond, to a barely-there trickle of creek and a small but bridgeless river. That last time, we barely manag
