[ Just as he vanishes, Fio finally pushes herself to her feet, whirling around frantically, searching for the hedgehog. She doesn't understand what just happened. Shadow's no longer in sight, not anywhere nearby anyway. She doesn't see a trail to follow. At a loss on what to do next, she bends down, picking the crumpled flowers left behind, gently holding them in the palm of her hands. After a moment, she decides to tuck it away between the pages of one of her books. Judging from how defensive he was, she begins to wonder if she's finally learned something—that he truly is afraid.
And then another surprise after the next. She jumps, hearing the explosion in the distance and the shaking of the trees from the impact. It would be wise to seek out shelter or follow the direction of the fleeing animals. No matter how shaken she is, she decides to do the opposite. Shadow could still be nearby. What if he's in danger? ]
Dusky!
[ She'll call out his name a few times. She isn't fast. No special abilities to allow her to move any quicker. But she'll keep wandering through the woods towards the source of the explosion... it's too far for her. And exhaustion will eventually force her to stop and rest before she reaches the crater. ]
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[ Just as he vanishes, Fio finally pushes herself to her feet, whirling around frantically, searching for the hedgehog. She doesn't understand what just happened. Shadow's no longer in sight, not anywhere nearby anyway. She doesn't see a trail to follow. At a loss on what to do next, she bends down, picking the crumpled flowers left behind, gently holding them in the palm of her hands. After a moment, she decides to tuck it away between the pages of one of her books. Judging from how defensive he was, she begins to wonder if she's finally learned something—that he truly is afraid.
And then another surprise after the next. She jumps, hearing the explosion in the distance and the shaking of the trees from the impact. It would be wise to seek out shelter or follow the direction of the fleeing animals. No matter how shaken she is, she decides to do the opposite. Shadow could still be nearby. What if he's in danger? ]
Dusky!
[ She'll call out his name a few times. She isn't fast. No special abilities to allow her to move any quicker. But she'll keep wandering through the woods towards the source of the explosion... it's too far for her. And exhaustion will eventually force her to stop and rest before she reaches the crater. ]