As much as Daru wanted to watch the battle again — this time from a closer point of view — he didn't, opting to prioritize safety and his mission.
And so he simply waited inside the alcove.
Many clangs, snarls, hisses, howls, laughs, and heavy thuds later, it ended, replaced by the familiar eerie noise of Saphoros' hurried crawling.
The nightmarish ghoul was escaping to the other ridge again.
He then heard Rocante's unholy, triumphant chuckle, and then silence for a few moments…then the familiar, heavy footsteps.
The hulking horror was finally on the move again to seek out the opponent that would defeat him.
Daru waited for Rocante to pass the alcove, ready to explode into action in case he was detected.
Thankfully, he wasn't, and the monstrosity merely continued on his way, one heavy, energetic step after the other.
The hulking horror's footsteps were fading in the distance.
