[PQ] Basics of Life

Kalt knew every kind of poison, every edible plant, and every natural and unnatural toxin known there was to know, but he didn't trust anything in a world like the one they found themselves in. This world wasn't like their old one, so he wasn't about to believe anything he had learned in Northwind or Northaven would carry through to here. He kept his eyes scanning the area from where the sound had come. Paranoia had helped him survive this long, so it wasn't about to be something he just let go of, especially in a new world. "I wouldn't eat anything raw until we know for sure," Kalt muttered. He stood fast, still, observant of their surroundings, almost as a guard would for those he was assigned, but he was there for himself most of all. He wanted to know what he had gotten himself and Theea into, and what better way than to jump in headfirst? He finally looked at the mushrooms, plucking one with a gloved hand and assessing it. Seemed pretty harmless, but they couldn't be too careful. kalt give into the night.