Lauren sighs, scratching his arm and dislodging some kind of fly. It will be night soon, and he's already stayed out long enough. He didn't want Susan to worry. Coming to a stand he quickly makes his way back down the oak tree, the squirrels and other animals, having long grown used to his presence, only scamper a bit out of reach as he makes his way instead of fleeing outright. Soon enough he is on the ground and on his way home. Of course thanks to Susan's wandering by the time Lauren returns to their glade his little brother is no where to be found.
A panic quickly begins to set in as he turns in circles around the clearing looking for his brother. He searches around the perimeter of their campsite calling Susan's name into the forest, but there's no reply. A look at the sky confirms the sun is low, and only getting lower. Very soon it will be dark. Taking a breath, Lauren closes his eyes, telling himself to stay calm and focus. Panicking now wasn't a help to anyone.
Breathing in deep, and then slowly exhaling he opens his eyes, and looks around one more time, this time with a hunter's mind. He searches everywhere for tracks, displaced foliage, broken twigs, anything that might give him an idea as to his brothers direction. he finds a place where the grass has been trampled recently, and hopes it's his brother as he begins following. It works for a while, but eventually the grass turns to hard dirt, and he can follow no longer. He closes his eyes, thinking, when he hears it. To his left a rabbit hops, hiding under the brush. If he could just, concentrates, feeling the nature around him in his mind and how it connects them all. The same life that flowed through him in the life of this rabbit too. The creature stills, and stares at him, and when Lauren looks at it again he knows it will help him how it can.
He asks the creature if he has seen Susan, and he asks him to show him the way. The rabbit shuffles around a bit, thinking and taking it's sweet time with it, bet eventually takes off quickly in a direction to Lauren's left. He follows without hesitation, calling Susan's name as the get further from camp, and hopefully closer to his brother. Soon enough they are within Susan's range, and Lauren's calls to Susan ring loud in Susan's ears.
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A panic quickly begins to set in as he turns in circles around the clearing looking for his brother. He searches around the perimeter of their campsite calling Susan's name into the forest, but there's no reply. A look at the sky confirms the sun is low, and only getting lower. Very soon it will be dark. Taking a breath, Lauren closes his eyes, telling himself to stay calm and focus. Panicking now wasn't a help to anyone.
Breathing in deep, and then slowly exhaling he opens his eyes, and looks around one more time, this time with a hunter's mind. He searches everywhere for tracks, displaced foliage, broken twigs, anything that might give him an idea as to his brothers direction. he finds a place where the grass has been trampled recently, and hopes it's his brother as he begins following. It works for a while, but eventually the grass turns to hard dirt, and he can follow no longer. He closes his eyes, thinking, when he hears it. To his left a rabbit hops, hiding under the brush. If he could just, concentrates, feeling the nature around him in his mind and how it connects them all. The same life that flowed through him in the life of this rabbit too. The creature stills, and stares at him, and when Lauren looks at it again he knows it will help him how it can.
He asks the creature if he has seen Susan, and he asks him to show him the way. The rabbit shuffles around a bit, thinking and taking it's sweet time with it, bet eventually takes off quickly in a direction to Lauren's left. He follows without hesitation, calling Susan's name as the get further from camp, and hopefully closer to his brother. Soon enough they are within Susan's range, and Lauren's calls to Susan ring loud in Susan's ears.