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Perched atop a boulder somewhere in the Dark Forest sat a man, clad from head to toe in a long, robe-like garment. His eyes were covered by a length of cloth securely wrapped around his head several times, the tied knot covered by his long and messy hair. A long staff laid across his crossed legs, blue in color with worn lacquer that had dulled the once bright sheen it used to reflect. Not that the blind man could see it to admire it anyway.

For the longest time he sat still, his only motion being his slow and even breathing. He was listening, taking in the sounds of the forest, listening for disturbances around him that could alert to an approaching foe. Marius had taken a moment to stop his trek through the wooded area when it had gone eerily silent. No birds, no footsteps of ground bound woodland creatures, barely any sign of life was making itself known. It was like they'd all ran scared, hiding from some horror. Moments later the smell of blood flooded Marius' nostrils, his nose made sensitive by his missing sense. Something was causing trouble.

Marius' hand quickly grabbed the familiar spot on his staff that had been worn down from years of clutching it before standing tall and leaping down from his boulder. He started forward slowly, his staff always touching the ground a few inches ahead of him as he started toward the growing smell of blood. It wasn't long before his keen ears caught the sound of something muffled and quiet. It was a voice, making a near inaudible whimper. Was it someone weeping? Marius carefully continued forward, soon reaching the clearing where the source of the crying was coming from.

"Is someone there?" he asked aloud, attempting to locate the nearby individual. He dared not step farther without knowing who was around him.