(Hey guys, I'm back)
After the encounter with the first creature, Cleve decided to hightail it. While running away, he found his gun where he had previously dropped it. When he got the guts to turn around and stop running, he was alone again. Frank was nowhere to be seen. This is bad, Cleve thought, But at least I'm armed.
Cleve turned and followed his trail of footprints he left. Soon, he found more footprints. He concluded that it must be Frank's footprints, and he decided to follow.