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We waited in abject silence for several hours. 

Nibbler had long since been silenced but the methodical thuds of the heavy feet still reached my ears even this far down. 

How long we waited I do not know. All I know is that after a while the thuds trailed off back the way they came. 

After a sufficiently long silence, we dug free from our earth prison. 

The sun which had shone when we entered had now been replaced by the shrill shreds of moonlight piercing through the leaves. 

"We should go get Twig"

I whisper out the words still apprehensively waiting for one of the large creatures to charge out from the bushes. 

Keeping low our group of 4 crept into the clearing. 

It took a few minutes to eventually find Twig however upon exiting his own hole he seemed relatively healthy. 

Finally regaining a slow confidence I stood fully up to better observe the surrounding field.