The Stuff That Nightmares Are Made Of

About a mile and a half from the cave entrance, was Daniel. 

He had been following the traces left by the retreating group of monstrous warriors for several minutes now, and yet, he had only been able to cover about half a mile of the way. To cause this delay were the various animals he encountered, which, contrary to how they had reacted to the marching group of the monstrous warriors Daniel was following, saw him as a prey they would not hesitate to attack.