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[quote=Anise]
Don't scare me like that!
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Arin looked up from the lantern, returning Anise's glare. "I wasn't trying to scare you." He stated blankly, "If anything, you should be afraid of the shadows. We're not alone right now." The young man glanced at Randold, who seemed to have a worrisome expression. He then pointed at the egg inside the lantern, Arin followed his finger and lifted the lantern up so the others could see it clearly. He stared at the egg as Randold spoke.

[quote=Randold]
What I do know is that we should keep whatever that is safe. Doubt we'll last long without any light. Also I say her Highness is right, we should keep moving since its our only option right now. Should also take him along, no one deserves to be left out here.
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Looking back, Arin observed the darkness as the others discussed moving down the path. With the lantern in his hands, he was tempted to make a run for it. Already he was terribly uncomfortable being around people, let alone being in the middle of a forest. The idea left a bad taste in his mouth. He couldn't help but wonder how far Mayloom was from their position, how would he even get home if he managed to escape the forest? 

Curiously, Arin crouched down. They were all still standing on the metal platform. Carefully he ran his hand across the cold surface and vines, wondering what the platform was and if it had anything to do with the tree. 

[quote=Hania]
S- so let's get going.
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"Wait," Arin declared, still crouching. Not wanting to place their only source of light on the ground, Arin handed it back to Anise and placed his ear to the cold surface. His cheek was immediately freezing. "Don't you think we should find out what this is?" He began to knock on the metal. "I'm all for getting out of here, but we have no idea where we are. Maybe this thing could give us some answers." He stood back up, staring at the ground as he spoke.

"This isn't a bad dream. We were brought here for some reason. I don't think were any safer in the forest than we are right here, we don't even know where we're going." Arin ran his hand through his hair and sighed. "We could at least wait until the sun came up or something," he suggested.