Siora spots someone!

The two of you continue on at a steady pace for most of the day. The tone as you travel is carefree and cheerful, with both of you often giggling and cracking jokes at each other's expense. For each time you playfully warn Siora not to get her cock stuck in the knot of a tree, she jabs back with a quip about getting your hips stuck in a tight squeeze. Though the sun is often blocked by the tree cover, you can easily judge how much time has passed. By late afternoon you have made good progress, and Siora confirms that the two of you are nearly out of the forest already.

Only a few minutes after this, however, she stops next to a tree and holds her hand out to you, prompting you to do the same. Her long, pointed ears twitch and turn slightly, obviously trying her hardest to pick up a faraway sound that's fainter than your human senses can detect. She motions you to step behind her, which you do as quietly as possible. She turns her head slightly, just enough to speak with you and still keep her ears alert. "I hear voices," she whispers. "I can't tell who exactly, or how many, but," she pauses a moment to pick up as much sound as she can. "They're straight ahead, that way." She points in the direction the two of you were heading before you stopped. "And they're heading towards us."

"What should we do?" you whisper back, slightly panicked.

"We have some time," Siora reassures you. "But we can't stay here. They will be on us eventually."