Afraid

"Brown worms?" Arad closed the door, "Those were big,"

"Too big," Amber grunted, "Should we get back?"

"No, we have to clear the layer," Merlin looked at them.

"But you saw that," Arad pointed to the door, "That's huge. None of my spells would even dent its skin,"

"Neither mine," Amber sighed.

"You two are...right," Merlin looked down, "Without my magic, taking those things down is almost impossible,"

"Wait, did you just say those?" Arad stared at her, "I only saw one,"

Merlin stared at him, "You should've read the monster manual at the guild. Brown worms live in groups like maggots. I bet there are tens of them out there."

"We can't win a fight," Amber stared at them, "Do you have a solution?"

"We run," Merlin squatted down and started drawing on the dusty ground.