A Vision of Choices

As you crawl closer, careful to avoid making any noise, you can see that there are three figures standing at the lake. One of them, much shorter than the other two, steps forward and places something into the water. Though you aren't able to see what they were holding, a sudden spray of water erupts from the lake, cascading over you. As you clear your eyes, you see that the entire lake has become a green whirlpool, spinning violently. What seems to be shadows of humanoid figures surface and dive beneath the waters, grasping for help and silently waving at the shore. You realize too late that the ground itself is being pulled into a downward spiral as well, and as you attempt to find solid ground, you hear the guttural growl once again. The last thing you see before you awake is a hooded figure kneeling by the water, unmoved by the shifting ground.