Gem probably should have expected to run into wild boar in a forest. Well, he had, but just one or two, not a whole herd. Once the two priestesses had taken off, so had he. Following the people who were clearly more capable was always a safe bet to make, after all. Soon enough, though, there was someone clearly much more capable than the two priestess. His first word of advice to them seemed compelling enough to follow, and before the mixed blood could catch his breath, they were off at a sprint again.
Something about it shifting, changing. It took Gem a moment, but at the sight of seeing the trees move - he came to understand what was meant. This felt like something out of dream he might entered rather than reality, but the world was full of strange things, wasn't it? At last, they slowed and the man explained himself. Not that he could really hear it over his heart thundering in his ears and the very distinct feeling of suffocating slightly as he fought for breath taking priority over all else. But Lynessa questioned his word enough in his stead, bent low and sucking in deep breaths like a fish out of water.
Never leave? It would never let them leave? All Gem had signed up for was a walk in the woods to find some missing children - not to be counted as missing himself. For a moment, he suspected he might just vomit with the possibility fresh in his mind and the general disruption of his system. He could hardly wheeze out a soft, "Gem" before attempting to stand upright. Nope; not happening just yet.
Something about it shifting, changing. It took Gem a moment, but at the sight of seeing the trees move - he came to understand what was meant. This felt like something out of dream he might entered rather than reality, but the world was full of strange things, wasn't it? At last, they slowed and the man explained himself. Not that he could really hear it over his heart thundering in his ears and the very distinct feeling of suffocating slightly as he fought for breath taking priority over all else. But Lynessa questioned his word enough in his stead, bent low and sucking in deep breaths like a fish out of water.
Never leave? It would never let them leave? All Gem had signed up for was a walk in the woods to find some missing children - not to be counted as missing himself. For a moment, he suspected he might just vomit with the possibility fresh in his mind and the general disruption of his system. He could hardly wheeze out a soft, "Gem" before attempting to stand upright. Nope; not happening just yet.