ENTERING A TRAP
There was trouble ahead.
Unable to pinpoint the source of his anxiety immediately, James motioned for a halt. "Be wary. We may have wandered into a trap."
James noticed a circle of holes.
Instinct taking over where common sense had failed him, he shouted for stillness. "Don't move. In our daydreaming, we allowed ourselves to wander straight into a trap."
Preoccupation had dulled his senses.
Aware, as if someone had thrown water over him during pleasant dream, James grabbed Owyn's shoulder. "Don't move. There is something very not right about the ground before us."
EXITING A TRAP
They sighed in collective relief.
"We're through it, I think," James said. "But be on your guard. There may be other traps."