Anise made eye contact with the wolf for what seemed to be forever, but even then she didn't back down. Finally Reus seemed to concede to her, but even then she felt she couldn't relax. Begrudgingly, she seemed to have earned its respect. He glanced over at the flashing lights that came from the clearing where everyone else was and Anise didn't follow his gaze. She knew that there were only enemies over there that would impede her and she trusted Tyaelaem to be able to escape himself. Then the shadows seemed to wrap around Reus, her, and the blue lantern and Reus shoved her behind him.

She moved behind him, but first she quickly grabbed one of the white wooden masks that were on the statues, something told her that she would be needing one of these. She wanted to make use of everything she had to free those stuck here even if they were likely to try and kill her while she did so. She knew she couldn't trust anyone; she felt even Reus would turn against her if she showed weakness. She watched the shadows while she put the mask on.

"Once this is over," she said to Reus. "I want to find a crashed ship, can you take me there?"

This darkness, these shadows. They were so thick that even the lantern dimmed. Something felt off about them, but then again everything about this forest was off in some way. She glanced at the lantern. She felt she had to make a decision about these shadows and act fast as they were closing around her and even affecting the lantern. She closed her eyes for a few moments thinking about her next course of action: she could wait to see what these shadows were doing, or she could break the lantern in the hope that it would free her of the darkness.

She sighed, even though she resolved to wait she felt she this was the best course of action. "Here goes." She raised the lantern above her head and brought it down onto a nearby rock as hard as possible to break the egg free.