[Ithaeliel]

Endereth followed Mattius cautiously, hoping he knew what he was doing. She knew her way around these mountains, and she knew which places were safe or unsafe. Ender saw the ways of the beast all too well ever since the day she had begun to hunt it.

As the travelers approached a grove of trees, an old vision flashed in Ender's heart. She knew this place, and it gave her a dark feeling. Mattius parted the trees, signaling that they had reached their destination, and it was in that moment that Ender knew what her feeling was. She stifled a scream, backing away slowly. "Fool!" she hissed at Mattius. "If you really knew your way around this forest, you'd know that this was the very place where my travelling companions were killed. I can still see the bloodstains on the tree! You may think this place is safe, but the black beast is more clever than that. Most places that appear so in the forest are its most favored hunting grounds. You know not what you have led us into!" she shouted at him.
Mattius looked surprised and humbled all at the same time. "If nothing else, we might rest here."
"NO! I refuse to take a step into that grove. It haunts my memory. Do you know what it is to return and find your friends-- your brethren-- murdered and slain viciously and cruelly? That was all we were doing, taking a rest. I was gone not fifteen minutes, during what time the beast came and ran them down. All it needs is a few seconds... that's all..." Ender's voice was breaking. She hated it and feared it. She knew its ways. For all they knew, it could be in the tree, watching their every move. "We cannot stay here. I don't wish to take the chance of being slain again."