Ronin is slightly sad having quickly destroyed the creatures without thinking about any alternative. He will certainly calm himself before quickly jumping into battle against mindless creatures. He pets his vulfox and asks Abra to return to the ball. He prepares to continue moving through the swamp.
Ronin turns North towards the sound. He steps carefully in this rough terain. He continues to look around not wanting to be caught unaware in this area.
Ronin approaches a clearer area in the swamp, and can see a small pond to the north. In the middle of the pond is a small island with a single lonely tree. To the south he sees more swamp, actually there is swamp in every direction, but it all looks the same.
He continues on trudging through the swamp, and comes upon the edge of the muddy, gross, nasty, murky, dark, spooky, and muddy pond with the island in the middle.