[h3][color=darkorchid]"Wait, WHAT?!  No way!"[/color]
                               -Amethyst paired with Sulfur[/h3]

Lelia and Solomon continued North through the Emerald Forest, finding nothing but trees as far as the eye could see.  They had maintained silence since they went Oscar Mike, but Lelia assumed their deliberate lack of verbal communication was mutual.  It was only moments ago when Solomon revealed his Faunus heritage, albeit through Lelia's accidental discovery of the tall one's tail.  Tugging at the appendage seemed to upset him, his reaction no different than any normal human's react if they were inappropriately touched.

[color=darkorchid]"Why didn't you tell me you were a Faunus?"[/color] She asked while keeping pace through the forest.  Lelia was surprised at how angry that sounded, remembering that they were now partners.  She wanted to blame herself for not noticing.  The Viola family had always championed Faunus rights, finding value in the lives of these misunderstood individuals whose only difference between humans was their animalistic appearances.  Lelia was accustomed to seeing rabbit ears, canine noses, and even antlers.  But [i]tails[/i]?  Maybe Faunus were good at hiding [i]those?[/i]  Maybe the yellow-colored eyes would be a dead giveaway, but given the methods of Dust usage these days, it was easily overlooked.  

She waited for Solomon's reply, but suddenly raised a hand.

The universal sign for "Attention.  Keep quiet."

Movement was easily detected within the Emerald Forest.  It was difficult not to disturb the trees and fallen leaves.  Even natural predators had to move bushes to make way.  Inhuman growls echoed around them, along with serpentine hisses.  The next sign of danger were the sets of red lights, the trademark glowing eyes of the Grimm.  
 
A trio of Ursa, black accursed bears, came into view, standing on their hind legs.

Lelia glanced at her partner, who seemed to be wondering the same thing.

[i]Where is the hissing coming from?[/i]

[@AquaAzura]