Jack took about ten steps before he suddenly stopped when a thought occurred to him, causing him to turn to look at the others who were staring at him. “Where is Dwayne?” He said with his brows lifted, and that was when it came to the realization of everyone that the other elf was nowhere to be found. “Dwayne?” Sierra called out to him while she looked around, but when she realized that her voice wasn’t audible enough, she decided to clear her throat in order to speak louder. “Dwayne! Dwayne! Where the hell is he?” She continued, scouring the large area in search of the elf who was not seen. “Dwayne! Dwayne! Where are you?” Vince joined his sister in calling out to him, and when he couldn’t get any response, he turned to look at Seth whom he gave an inquisitive stare. “What? Why are you looking at me like that?” Seth asked instantly, looking at Vince who refused to take his eyes away from him. Then others joined almost immediately, and it became obvious that Vince wasn’t the onl

Vince was the first to take a step backward as he was in front of everyone, and the sound was heard closer to him. “Did you guys hear that?” He asked with a whisper, turning to look at the others who kept quiet with their eyes scouring the entire place in search of anything that could be responsible for the sound. The sound was really fast like the movement of an animal, and they couldn’t detect where it went to as it ran across them in a flash.“What was that?” Seth asked with a shaky voice, but no one said anything as they continued to turn around in search of what they knew nothing about. “Everyone should remain calm.” Jack said amidst the silence that was accompanied by so much tension that lingered in the air. Suddenly, the sound came back again, but this time, it was a bit slower and happened where they were not looking, causing them to turn around instantly to know what had made the sound, but they saw nothing. “Guys? I think someone is here with us, we are not the only on

“Jack? What do you think?” Vince asked coldly, looking at Jack who stared at him for a while without saying a word. Again, Sierra wasn’t pleased that her brother was asking the Human for his opinion, but for some reason, she decided to be quiet about it even though her countenance showed the displeasure that she was unable to hide. “This is really a tough situation, Vince. I am not sure what to think about this. We might end up in a very difficult and deadly situation if we continue without the map, and it is already looking like we are going to be meeting worse situations with each passing moment.” Jack said eventually, and Sierra scoffed with a smirk on her face. “Of course, he will not have any meaningful thing to say.” She said only to her hearing, and even though Jack heard something from her that he wasn't sure of, he decided to maintain his decision of ignoring her tantrums. “Do you guys think Dwayne left us to continue the mission all by himself?” Seth asked almost immedia

The sounds of strange chirping and noisy rustling met their eyes a few minutes into the woods, and they felt chilly tingles engulfing their bodies entirely. “Are we not there yet?” Seth asked with a whisper, looking around while he tried to take complete control of his shaky legs that displayed the fright that was trying to totally get rid of his nervousness. The path ahead of them was filled with a lot of dry leaves that had fallen from the trees, and with each step they took came several rustlings that made them wary of the party ahead of them, but Lucy seemed a bit calm even though she was walking slowly as though she was trying to avoid a snare set along the path they trod on. “Are we not there yet?” Vince asked nervously, looking at Lucy who turned around slowly to look at him with a smile on her face. “Almost, Vince. We are almost there.” She said without letting go of her smile, and then she returned her gaze to the direction she was headed and continued walking at h

Jack saw the eagerness written all over Lucy, and he felt it was really strange. She seemed more excited than the rest of the group, and that really bothered him even though he kept his thoughts to himself. “Let’s leave at once, there is no time.” Lucy said with a resolute tone while she looked at the others who remained standing while she started to walk toward the rocky path that led to the hut. She walked for a while without stopping, but when she noticed that the others were still standing where she left them, she stopped instantly and turned to look at them. “What are you guys waiting for? Come on, there is no time!” She gestured to them instantly, and then she waited for them to start walking toward her. “Let’s go guys…” Vince said even though it was evident from his voice that he wasn’t sure about going close to the hut, he had sworn allegiance to Lucy, and that made him make the decision to go with her. “Are you sure about that, Vince?” Sierra asked her brother who nodded