Zexa could feel her muscles calming as she felt the group behind her. Judging by their facial expressions, it seemed that she (and Sunrise) were the only ones who seemed worried about something.
Suddenly, out the corner of her eye, she thought she saw something move. Jumping straight up and whirling around at the same time, she beheld...nothing. Just a group of shadows under a tree. However, she could easily hear the sounds of snapping foliage. She guessed it was Vein trudging along behind them, and not a result of the movement she possibly could have imagined.
Turning back around, she was startled yet again when Tobi asked how far she intended on going.
"Er... I haven't thought much about that..." was her reply.
After a few more moments, Vein stated that he was going to glide above the treetops, rather than stumble through the trees.
"Well, if that what'll work for you, it's fi--what was that?"
Zexa stopped moving and remained quiet. Yet, the noise she thought she heard was non-existant. No, wait - she could hear it again. Yes, she could definately pick it up this time.
It wasn't the wind. This was a strange, whirring sound, faint but noticable.
She looked around, and saw something else - light. This light was not from the moon or the stars. Instead, it came from the middle of a grove of trees.
Despite her fears of what it could be, Zexa began to approach the strange light, as if something beyond her control was driving her onwards....