[center][h1][color=limegreen][u]Beth Carson[/u][/color][/h1][/center]

[color=limegreen]”Well, being looked down upon is a lot better than being treated like a little kid,”[/color] Beth replied to Michelle’s tease, jokingly pouting a little bit.  She understood that Michelle hadn’t been kneeling down in front of her to offend her or anything.  The larger woman had just been trying to keep their little mission a secret, though knowing that hadn’t made the situation less awkward at all.

Fortunately, Michelle stood up rather quickly after Beth mentioned how uncomfortable having someone kneel down on her level made her feel, though the fact that Astrid had overheard them might have had something to do with it, the other ginger girl vanishing, only to reappear a moment later holding a thin stick as if she was going to use it to defend herself.

As they were waiting for Fiona to finish doing whatever it was that she was doing, which seemed to be recruiting some other people to come along with them, a man of what appeared to be Asian descent with black hair came up the stairs, only to stop in his tracks and curse when he saw Fiona.  To his credit, it seemed like he was more surprised than angry, which was understandable given Fiona’s appearance.  

Seeming to be looking for something normal to focus on, his eyes rapidly moved from Fiona to Beth and then to Astrid before he muttered something about how weird they all were in a strangely aggressive tone.  It was almost like he was upset at them for not warning him or something.  Regardless, he had certainly not made any friends among the group with that whole episode.

The trek through the woods to the ruins, with Fiona as the leader of the little group, was certainly not a cakewalk for Beth, primarily because her short little legs couldn’t match the others’ long strides.  The fact that the trail was pretty grown over with roots and small plants made it that much harder, as she had to more or less climb over them while the others just stepped across.  As such, she arrived at the ruins a couple of minutes after everyone else.

[color=limegreen]”I’ll go with you,”[/color] Beth replied to Michelle after she had caught her breath.  [color=limegreen]”Astrid can teleport to the top of the wall and help Fiona look for another entrance from up there.”[/color]  Hopefully, the path wouldn’t be as difficult for her to navigate as the trail to the ruins had been.  She didn’t think she would be ab