Dog bait Part 1

Excluding Sam, everyone in the group found themselves in high spirits and they traversed the streets with the confidence only ignorance could grant them. The outskirts of the lost city were damaged and it was difficult to recognize the buildings. Weeds sprouted from every crack in the concrete and even some trees grew from within the abandoned buildings, supporting the well known theory that nature always finds the way.

"I can't see any tracks now, I don't think we can keep following it." Sam said as he stopped in front of the last remnants of a muddy paw printed on the concrete.

"Luna, where do you think its headed?" Uriel asked without much hopes of getting an answer.

"By the looks of it, my best guess is it's simply trying to stay away from us until Sam falls." Her somber words stoked the fear inside Sam's heart and he lost all will to keep walking.