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Harley had remained quiet for most of the questioning. The appearance of someone out of this weird forest had shocked her a bit. Who could possible be out here in this wilderness. The trees didn't look welcoming and the fog didn't help. Even the barrier placed on the forest was meant to keep them out. This had bad written all over it, but at the same time, there were two kids lost in this place. This really was no place for kids to wonder off. She put on a brave face and took a deep breath, hoping the nearest person would be willing to help her out.

"H-hey!" Her voice came out weaker than she anticipated. "We should hurry up and get on this. Will you come with me?" She was glad her eyes were covered by her hair because they were fully of worry and doubt.

Salem’s first response when he was suddenly talked to was to be snarky. However even if he was a bit of a b*****d, he did have a soft spot for kids, he had told Tomoe and the others that groups would be better. However out of his two personalities Salem knew he wasn’t the bleeding heart out of them, and he reluctantly pushed Samhain back to the front. If his weaker self got overwhelmed he would take the helm again.

“Yeah the bigger the group the better. This is still unexplored territory and even though Tomoe said there would be no monsters... I mean I would be happy to go with everyone” He answered He briefly looked over to where Nashira was. He was still worried about her bee stings especially since she mentioned they were acting up and hurting her again. Salem had handed over the ice wrap but there hadn’t been time to apply it again.

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Nashira nodded. "Harley. And this is Samhain. It's a pleasure to meet you. Unfortunately it isn't under ideal circumstances." She nodded. "Let's go." She didn't want the others to worry about her. "I'll be ok. I'm sorry if I slow you down." She paused before pulling too far away from the rest of the group. "Bebe, Azure, Nadinia, Callixtus, any of you want to join us?" She offered to her new friends. She wondered if any of them would want to join. Or perhaps Patches? Mahuyah? Maybe she should ask Zanheel and Neptune as well? No, that might make the group too large, and might even frighten the kids off.

"Do you both have flashlights?" Nashira had an extra in her bag, if one of them didn't. As well as the lamp that Claire had given out earlier.

Harley hoped that others would join them, or at the very least split into their own groups to search. She was glad that, for the most part, the others would be in good shape to help out. When asked about flashlights, the hybrid kept quiet. She didn't prepare enough for the hike, with just a jacket and a bit of food and water in her pack. She didn't even have any first aide. She had managed to get this far on mostly luck.

A bit further in, she called after the children. "Heeeeeey!" There wasn't a response back. "Do you know of any way to find these kids?" She honestly had no plan on what to do.

“Tomoe mentioned some places they liked to hide and every race has a small unique scent to them. You can over power this through other things like perfume and the like and kids have their own unique smell. It would have been easier if I had been able to examine the hair clip but I can try looking to see if something that smells like Tomoe did pops up.” Samhain explained. “Once we get to a less dense patch of forest I guess I could also go airborne for a while and see if I can spot them that way. Other than that I agree that the old fashion way would be the best”

Harley regretted rushing off without thinking. She didn't personlly have any superiour sense of smell so it never dawned on her to get the clip. She was starting to doubt herself even more as they continued to search with no luck. Another person joined their grwoing group. More eyes and ears on the scene. More to help and comb over evey little inch of this place. "Thanks for joining us." She mumbled a little quetly, trying her best not to let her doubts get to her. "I'm Harley." She turned to her other traveling companion. "I'd love a flashlight..." She sighed a bit, looking around as she waited for the item. All the trees around her gave her an idea. "Oh! Maybe if I climb up a tree, I might spot them!." She tried her best to hurry and shimmy up the nearest tree, successfully making it, but not seeing anything in the process.

Samhain smiled; glad at least some of his group was staying together. He hoped the others had heard Nashira. It would be nice to keep the power squad …. Oh great he was still doing it. He ignored the snicker from Salem. It wasn’t his fault. Shaking his head he turned his flashlight on and looked up and the top of the forest. Suddenly a sound caught his attention and he whipped his head thinking he saw something… but it was just the wind hitting the bushes. Great he was going paranoid now.

“ah… be careful” Samhain stated nervously. The history of climbing this trip was awful and he definitely didn’t want their newest member to the group to get hurt, seeing though as Harley seemed to have it, he let out a small sigh of relief. “Well just tell me when you want me to try going airborne”

Harley looked down from her perch. "Uh... No..." She tried looking around again hoping someone might be in sight. Nothing she could see but now she was up in the tree. She felt like a bit of a fool. There were two students here with perfectly good wings that might have been able to make it higher that she was easier and faster than her. And it looked like all three of them knew each other. She felt out of place. Maybe she should just stay in the tree to hide while they would continue the search. But the kids... She didn't want to stand by while they were lost. She sucked up her embarrassment and tried to get over her awkwadness, though she was still stuck in the tree. "Um... A little help maybe?" Her cloven hooves weren't the best for getting up and now were definately not the best for getting down.