The crystal orb was obviously sensing some danger. If Leitho hadn't been there, she would have pulled the sphere from her tunic to see if she could project her mind to the danger. Since she didn't have that option, she instead concentrated on directing Rigga's power shield in front of her, being careful not to overlap her sergeant in the aura. She needed to find out who or what was out there.
Rigga's aura didn't encounter anything but a few small animals hiding in the grass. Flindra still couldn't explain the warning. There must be something out there she simply wasn't picking up with the power shield.
Flindra started to move, inching forward on her stomach. The short hair on her back stood up with a wave of nervous fear that passed through her. She breathed deeply to calm herself and she was using every ounce of awareness she could muster.
The early morning sun was just high enough in the sky to start shining in the grass. Flindra saw a momentary reflection off something shiny. She froze again and forced her eyes to see - to see something, anything. A ray of sun broke through the grass and the object reflected again.
Before her, were strands of nearly invisible threads tied to the grass. Fishhooks were suspended from the lines at an interval of every few inches. The sunlight was reflecting off a drop of liquid on the tip of every hook. She guessed the hooks had been poisoned. This human spider web was everywhere - at different heights in the grass. Some lines were tied at knee level, others at eye level, and still others hung diagonally across the grass.
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