Chion started at his reaction, her ears twitching as he spoke. She could tell he hadn't intended to make her uncomfortable from the tone in his voice and she felt bad for scaring him. She hadn't thought she looked that intimidating, but apparently it was bad. She swung her head to the side and turned looking between Fred and the direction she wanted to go, to lead them back to the cave with everyone else.
“Yeah. He and Blair are both okay. They’re in a cave with the others we all got separated from earlier. Listen, are you sure you’re okay?”
“You want me to follow? Okay” Fred grinned
"I just need to find...they were going this way..." Blair murmured, mostly to herself, pacing the area as if she were going to miraculously find their scents. She paused, listening as far as she could. And she heard it, voices on the wind, no matter how faint. "...sure...okay?" "...follow?"
Take peered back at her, “You got something?” he asked as she disappeared through the undergrowth, compelled to follow after her. Had he taken the time to slow down and listen as she did, he could’ve picked up the voices of the children as well.
She knew exactly what was on his mind, so she didn’t say anything else. She would talk to him when they weren’t in front of the others. In an attempt to redirect the conversation, she said, “I was hoping that you might be able to teach me some English. I don’t want to get a headache every time I want to talk with you. Besides, it seems useful.”
Chion didn't know what he was smiling about, but she was glad he was happy. Time to rejoin everyone else. Except for those two who took off on their own. They'd probably make it back to the cave.
