Benedict laughed as Anne Moony agreed to join him then marched on past demanding he keep up. "Right away miss moony. But don't race ahead too quickly, you might step on one and you know what they'll do?" he made a brief clawed gesture towards Anne before walking onwards. They wouldn't go far into the woods, it wasn't safe, far enough that the noises of the school were absent, but not so far you might run into the more hostile monsters.

"This is the spot, I remember seeing it when we were learning about centaur hunting trails." it was an ancient tree that had collapsed, ripping it's roots out of the ground and leaving what looked like a natural cave with a myriad of peep holes and spiders that the children could use to hide. Beyond that was a clearing of younger trees where the great oak had cleared the canopy, Benedict was certain he might spot their quarry there. Ben stepped over a root and down into the hollow, holding his hand out to Anne to help her balance.