Pacing back and forth at the entrance of Wither Hollow, Nathaniel was restless, still wondering what was going inside this strange forest—a look of concern and worry on his face. One of the guards watched him.
'He's still restless,' he muttered in his thoughts.
It had been over three days since Sora was lost inside of Wither Hollow, the guard saw Nathaniel's worry as being justified. Though Nathaniel was worried, he was certain that Sora would still be alive no matter the circumstances that followed.
Suddenly, the sound of leaves rustling in the abyss echoed in his ear drums, 'What is that?' he thought. standing defensively.
The guard noticed this and walked up to the young man who looked like he had just seen a ghost, "Hey, Sir. Nathaniel," he muttered to the young man but he was abruptly stopped mid-sentence by a hand gesture.
"Shhh.... I can hear it," he whispered, his expression stern as he stared into the abyss.
