The clearing outside of the cave is very small and rocky. Only about four or five people can fit it if they squeeze. The ground is very rough and covered with plant life. There are also a few trees growing in the mouth of the cave, to the east of the tiny clearing, meaning people have to slip between the trees to get into the cave. This makes it easier to hide, because the people will drag brush to the cave mouth and make it look like it has fallen there naturally, blocking the existence of the cave at all. The clearing is both very convenient as it makes an excellent hiding place, and very inconvenient because it is very hard to get people through the clearing and into the cave quickly in an emergency.
a small clearing, Mountain
wolf
acolyte
I am an acolyte.  I help with religious festivities.  I help the Bishop.
I am an acolyte. And what do you think you're doing here? The bishop told me this would be an excellent place for the ritual. A ritual? What are you talking about? Well we are going to summon our dark lord and master of course! Not here, you won't! Get out of here! Come on... you can have some of the blood sacrifice? No! This is my territory and you will leave now! But just think of all the fresh meat! I'm sorry but that offer isn't quite enticing enough! Out of here! Well what do you want then? I want to never see you step foot here again!