[Yeah this seems like a trap. Rob sees a watchtower and decides to get a better vantage point. He sits down cross-legged and facing the tower, then focuses on the highest point he can see on its roof. The magic of the wolf pelt he's wearing activates, and his viewpoint switches to the targeted location, like there's an invisible camera there that he's looking through. He starts "panning the camera" around the area, seeing if there's anything or anyone of interest visible from his new vantage point.]
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