Children of the Revolution

She probably should be surprised at Lucas’s party trick, as he maneuvers himself into the moonlight and manipulates his shadows. Instead, she has a private little nod of satisfaction at watching him work. The three extra helpers were quite useful, causing her to wonder the extent to which they would work. Clearly they could move tangible, corporeal things despite being (apparently) less than solid. Hm. Something to look into and keep in mind. Wessex, however, refuse to believe that he may be more useful - powerful? No. - in certain situations. She is brute force. Lucas uses workarounds, and she has to admit that sometimes you can’t just hammer your way through situations. Anyway. “Much. Thanks.” she says, while leaning forward to peer through the opening. After a couple of long minutes of looking, she shakes her head and comes back to the trunk. “Believe it or not, I think some of the other trees are moving.” There shaking and whole shapes moving in the darkness - events that can’t be explained by animals or man-made objects. If they are indeed moving, what does that mean? That the forest is alive, in some way. That they need to be far more careful than they thought when moving forward and exploring. Perhaps it means there’s something else out there. WESSEX She whispered back, I am the storm