As Lancaster wanders through the fog, he begins to notice thin trunks reaching out of the ground at slants in several directions. The ground beneath him grows more and more wet, until he finds himself in a lagoon. There is a plethora of sounds from all sorts of creatures, but the strongest is a wailing cry up ahead. At last he sees it, a dog-like creature on four legs with a long, curling tail. The dog sees Lancaster, rises up on two legs, and Lancaster gets a good look at its face. It has the features of a monkey, with a small nose, a large, almost grinning mouth, and big eyes. It stops howling, staring transfixed at Lancaster. It then shifts its town and begins bellowing in another octave.
Its call echoes back from all directions. After a moment, Lancaster realizes that this is noe echo, but other creatures answering its summons. Several other monkey-dogs make their appearance, descending from trees and rising out of the water. Their high-pitched wails end with a stuttering cackle, as if they're laughing at Lancaster. On all sides of him, they begin to close in.
What should Lancaster do?
