They made steady and rhythmic their jaunt through the thick underbrush, keeping their eyes open for anything and everything that could possibly be harmful to them.
They kept walking, not stopping for a rest or a drink. They didn't speak or look at one another, either, although each knew exactly where the other one was at all times.
The forest seemed to be slightly brighter the further they went into it but this boon to them soon passed, also.
It soon became very dark again and they knew that it was time to find a place of shelter where to sleep.
They were fortunate to find a resting place not too much further into the woods. It was an outcropping of rock that was fairly high and there was a recess in the rock, some ways up. Over the recess there was an over-hanging piece of rock, which would be a nice guard against the condensing moisture that was beginning to fall now.
Boyce set his weapon on laser and blasted holes into the rock, to make the climb up to the recess easier for them.
The recess was large enough for only one person so when they climbed up to it they carved out a much larger hole. It was smooth and warm in the shelter that they made. The cutting edge of the lasers warmed the surrounding rock while they melted a strong smooth surface on the ceiling and walls.
It was another night spent in trading watch by each man, keeping guard from the ferocious animals that stalked their prey at night.
They were high enough up the rock, though, to be safe from most animals, so they hoped. They remembered the size of the rabbit and the hornets, and they couldn't really presume safety even that far up.
What made the watch worse for the two men was the utter lack of light that prevented them from seeing anything, including their own hands in front of their faces.