Mat froze up as he heard the voice above him. Oh you've got to be kidding me... Mat thought, slowly looking up. He had to admit he did not expect to see what seemed like a normal girl looking down at him. She had been the one to make the growl, or was that something else? Whatever it was, he knew that this girl was now after him. "Had to try something you know?" Mat said. "Couldn't help myself, and can't do that right now too." At that moment Mat jumped to another tree, barely catching onto it. Mat looked down, grimacing at the height. He stared back up and continued, thanking his own experience of doing this. Mat jumped to another tree but this time he missed the branch, making him fall down a couple feet. Mat barely grasped a branch and hoisted himself up. Cursing, Mat looked around him, trying to see where the girl was.
Connor hadn't expected the sudden threat to be the water himself. He didn't even have time to react as he was shot inside of the lake. Right before he had analyzed the voice's words, realizing at the last moment that this thing knew who he was. Connor dropped the bucket he still had clutched in his hand. Water seemed to surround him. Surface! He needed to reach the surface! Connor pumped his hardest to go up, but he realized his efforts were being worked against, like the water was actively pushing him down. Connor was quickly running out of breath, his vision started to draw black. No, he needed to keep trying, this thing wanted him panicked, wanted him to submit and fall unconscious. They'd have to try harder. The hunter shoved through the water, breaking through to the surface. He felt exhausted and was shaking as he let his head up at the top. Connor looked at his surroundings and gave a curse. He was right in the middle of the lake. I failed you Rand. I'm so sorry.
Rand couldn't hear anything as he trudged through the forest. There were no more screams, no more shouts, he couldn't even hear crickets chirping. Was everyone already dead? He couldn't tell. All he could do was hope. Rand looked down, ashamed that he lost everyone. He couldn't even keep one simple girl in sight. The hunter kicked a branch that was at his feet. The stick flew out and shattered when it hit a tree. The sound echoed around him. Lovely, he probably attracted something. Maybe he could finally kill something.