As they arrived at the farm house the first thing that Erica noted was not what was in the house or even what was around it, simply something that was missing. Her pink eyes glowed as if they were lights while Croix explored the interior. She reached out for any clues using her Eather powers but nothing came to her. 'he's hidden his traces.' She thought to herself not dismounting as she waited for Croix to return
"Sir Erik! We depart for the swamps to the east! The child must be there," Croix said, mounting his steed
"What is there in the house that would make you so sure of the place?" She asked but followed not willing to loose any possibilities, this was a child's life after all no stone could be left unturned. As they began their decent into the swamp lands she dismounted from her fire horse for she knew it's unease around such large areas of water. 'Wait here my friend and I shall return" She whispered to the horse as she loosely wrapped the reigns around a branch. The horse looked at her as if to tell her "Don't worry, I shall be here when you return."
Her eyes scanned the Swamps not daring to breathe for the acrid smell of decay was strong. She was able to see a few animals that looked rather dangerous but they weren't what she was afraid of in these swamps. The trees formed a solid canopy over them so that only a dim green light filtered through to the ground. 'I cannot fly out in a hurry if I needed to.' She noted to herself and then let the Eather Emphireal's energy flow through her body once again. Her body began giving of a slight pink glow as more and more animals came into sight, not by their physical body but by their small energy and consciousness.
"I don't suppose you could discern which cave our package is in, can you?" He asked, looking off into the distance at the dry land they tied their horses at.
"I see a lot of life here, but the one we seek is not so easily found, for the target does not wish to be found. I do not like this, not at all." She said as she started walking towards a cave as if drawn by something she couldn't see, hear or explain. Women's intuition some might have called it but no this was much more sinister, She passed close by the cave the child was in with Vaawn which was slightly hidden from branches but headed into another cave that was with in a few feet of the cave they sought.
As she headed into the cave deeper still being drawn she came to a large area that looked like it had been a temple at one time or another. The statues she saw she had never seen before in her life. "What is this.." She said as she felt horror raising up inside her. Her voice betraying her true side for the first time in her life as panic filled her she turned to flee out of the cave running smack bang into something.
[OOC: She may have ran into Croix or not your choice Bonkutsu]
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