Sickening chills ran down the girl's spine as her eyes trailed towards the creature's direction, watching it swiftly pouncing and forcefully ramming itself onto trees for them to come crashing down. The ground shook vigorously as a response, resulting Ruth to cautiously hunch down to the ground and back away, even if no trees were landing near nor towards her. Well, to be on the safe side. [color=6ecff6]"RUN WHILE YOU STILL CAN! THIS THING IS NOT OUR FRIEND!"[/color] She heard the same voice yell out and a few seconds later, his trace completely disappeared from sight along with the halt of the falling trees. [color=ed1c24]"No. Wait!"[/color] She called out as loud as she could at him, but unfortunately no response came back to her. [i]"Oh, how wonderful.[/i] Her thoughts trailed. With a heavy sigh, the lone girl hoisted herself up from the ground and dusted away the dirt and hopelessness from herself. Swinging her bag over her shoulder, she looks up on what was left of the path and had noticed the trees had blocked all available openings but one. Perhaps that 'thing' had actually been assisting them? The boy couldn't have possibly gone anywhere else but down there. But there was still uncertainty swarming around in Ruth's chest and her mind was jumbled in thoughts. Why would something like that creature HELP? Will this path even be safe? Because the thought of being gobbled up alive in this situation really isn't that hard to imagine. But one thing that the girl can't do now is turn back, ultimately leaving her no more available choices left but to follow that road. Ruth made a sharp inhale and shook her head lightly, but just before she could journey on, another loud yell and quick pattering of footsteps can be heard clearly just behind her. [color=39b54a]"Hello? Is anyone over there?!"[/color] The concern-tainted voice made her face light up with joy and relief to have finally found somebody - a fellow human being, at this rate, still alive and safe. And from the looks of it, they could be, what those old people call it, two same peas in a pod. In the same trick of trouble. [color=ed1c24]"U-Uhh! Right here!"[/color] The girl gave in all of her audibility in hope that her subtle voice can at least reach an ear.