I thought I was seeing things at first. [It'd been so small. Just a flicker that would appear behind her when she was reading into the night. It meant very little, just a child's night light. Until she'd gotten older and realised something was amiss, then she'd tried her best to ignore it... Then all this happened.

She gave a curt nod, looking back at their footprints.]

I'd hoped we wouldn't go far from the gate. But now we're here... [A shrug. Curiosity. It made her start slowly walking again.] Do you have anything? Or shall we have to make do with our surroundings?

[Maybe they could break off a branch and use that as a marker?]