Tony suggested that Val was still getting used to her new ears. He was probably right. If there was something out there, she probably would have seen it.
"Yeah, I guess you're right." Ralph said.
Tony then went outside, and came back moments later saying that he'd just cut down a tree that would make a good support beam for the cave. Ralph knew he wouldn't be able to carry it, so he stayed behind. For some reason, Val seemed to think she'd be able to carry it, and went outside to do so. Ralph wondered how she was going to do it. She didn't have arms, and it didn't look like she'd be able to carry it on her back.
Moments later, she came back, carrying the tree with what appeared to be shadow arms. It seemed to take a lot of energy. She was trembling, and her nose was starting to bleed.
"You don't look so good, Val. You might want to limit the use of that power you got there."