A high-pitched squeal from the area Abel just left caught his attention. While the obvious assumption was that it belonged to one of the Boarbatusks he had encountered -and presumably the one his lightening had disabled- the noise seemed too...feminine. Every instinct in Abel's body urged him to leave the chasm in his dust and rush in the direction of the artifacts; instead, he sighed lightly before turning around and retracing his steps.

Upon returning to the cliffside he witnessed a human girl across the fissure, just rising from the ground. Closer examination revealed her to be a Faunus, which gave Abel a small jolt. He hadn't seen another Faunus -aside from Mary- since he had arrived, and this one seemed to be a sheep as well. As the girl dusted herself off, Abel's eyes quickly swept over her. White and a metallic hue of blue dominated her clothing, which Abel found to be fairly cute. Putting any aesthetics aside, he quickly noted that she didn't seem to be wearing any armor, nor did could she boast a very impressive physique. Her polearm, while complicated-looking, didn't look like a tool of defense either. If this girl was to be his partner, as she would any second now when their eyes met, he assumed he would fulfill the role of guardian. How appropriate.

A short moment later, the girl noticed Abel standing on the other side of the chasm, and their eyes briefly locked—amber on azure.

“Hey!” He yelled. It seemed a little ridiculous to shout when the chasm only stretched about twelve yards wide -and honestly, he was surprised that she didn't notice him immediately- but he did it nonetheless. “Heard your cry. Everything alright? Wouldn't want to start off with an injured partner.” Abel spared a moment to look at the two paralyzed Boarbatusks he had left behind a little while ago. One of them was inching toward the nearest bush, shoving its weight across the ground using its hind legs. The other appeared to be dead, and was slowly dissolving into smoke.