Snippet #1258221

Leo was a little dumbfounded as the conversation quickly moved from 'the crazies' to suddenly finding shelter. What about the Tree Girl, they hadn't even spoken to her yet. He felt a little disrespectful, leaving the girl out after Jinx had managed to bring her down from the tree tops. He gave the girl a small wave as he was soon lead away by Shy, hoping that she was a little more sane than the two he had already met. Maybe she would even call him by his real name if he was lucky. He was distracted again as Shy said something about protecting him,
"Surely I should be protecting you? I'm bigger afterall..." He said, rolling his shoulders back a little in an attempt to look a little less weedy. "Although, you would probably have to tell me how to deal with something..." he added as he nervously ran his hand through his golden hair with a sheepish smile.

"The know how?" He repeated, the curious expression returning to his face. He noticed how she occasionally glanced to the tree tops, as if they were telling her something. "Is that something you have to learn on your own? Or can I just borrow that information from you and Jinx?" He asked, wondering if Shy was beginning to get sick of his questionning everything she said. He glanced over his shoulder to see if the Tree Girl was following them.

When they entered the cave, Leo was slow on entering, more interested in the glowing crystals that lined the walls of the cave. Were they here naturally, or had Jinx brought them here? Looking to the piles of treasure, Leo was pretty stunned. Jinx was very feline-like then, with an obsession of shiny things. He didn't comment on the obvious though, gingerly picking up a few items to examine them closely before putting them back.
"So will nobody else find us while we're here?" He asked, feeling the need to keep his voice down a little in order to stop the echo.

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Ivy couldn't help but frown slightly as the Cat said that coming down wasn't so hard. It was when you lived in the trees, obviously he didn't know that though - or he would understand. She watched as the Cat suddenly bounded off into the depths of the forest, quite amused by his sudden exit. She looked to the others as they slowly went to follow, noticing the small wave from the Fallen. Her head tilted to the side slightly, did he want her to come along too? Why would he want that?
She was a little unnerved by the thought of following after these people. She did not know them, only having watched them for a little while, and yet she felt drawn towards these few. The whispers of the forest, more like shouts now, told her that it was fine to follow. They told her to follow her heart to wherever it lead, and if that be with this group, then so be it.

She swallowed hard, still unsure in her decision as she pulled herself to stand on the branch again. She wandered along the branches, always prefering to work her way through the maze of trees than walk along the dirt paths. The trees lead her to a small looking cave.
"Are you sure...?" She whispered to the trees, who in reply blew a gust of wind towards the mouth of the cave, as if to shunt her of the branch.
Ivy hopped out of the tree, a little more on edge now that she was on the solid ground, hesitant to enter the cave at first. She took it slowly, almost jumping back out as her bare feet touched the freezing cold stone of the cave. She shivered before trying again, slowly making her way inside.