The rest of the journey through the forest was a lot quieter than the first part. That was mostly because of me, because having seen what happens when you make too much noise in here, I decided I would be extra quiet tonight. Christina, of course, moved as silently as ever, but I was learning quickly and matching her movements step for step. She seemed somewhat amused by my copying of her movements, but she didn’t say anything.
Once or twice, we found more tripwires like the one I set off earlier, but we were always careful to step over them. In my case, I thought about flying the rest of the way, but Christina informed me that the treetops also had tripwires for any intruders who might try to hide in them and that it was easier and quicker to walk than fly through the forest.
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