"My friend it looks like we are not alone. If you're a friend, show yourself; if you're not, prepare yourself, for my axe cuts deep."
Drea froze, her catlike pupils thinning to narrow slits. How could he have known she was there? She had checked and double checked that she was downwind of the two men, and she had been completely still and silent the entire time she watched them. There was no way they could have seen her, either. She was fully concealed behind a tree and a cluster of bushes, positioned in such a way that only she would be able to see them. She let out an inaudible sigh of resignation. Well, there was no point in hiding if they knew she was here.
Drea was just about to climb out from behind the foliage when another girl stepped out from behind a nearby tree. Drea stopped and followed the new person with her eyes. This was interesting. With her focus trained on the two men, she hadn't noticed this third individual. Settling back down, she continued to observe the three from her hiding place.
"Name's Surya. Impressive senses you have there, most people never know I'm there."
Drea got the impression that this Surya girl was feral as well. Either that, or she stalked people on a regular basis. Drea preferred to assume the former option. Now there was just the looming question: what were so many rogue humans doing in the same place? It was too ironic to be a coincidence. She shifted her attention back to their conversation when the smaller guy spoke up.
"What's your deal girl? What brings you out to this forest?"
His sharp tone of voice betrayed a wariness for the girl. He obviously didn't trust her. Drea felt a smirk tug at the corner of her mouth. She could tell this man wasn't very familiar with feral life, so he probably hadn't been out in the forest for very long. She was wondering what made him decide to leave his village when another thought crossed her mind: what if these other people were exiled like she was? It wasn't completely impossible that there were others who shared her transforming abilities. With her interest suddenly peaked, Drea continued her spying, hoping to find out the answer.