She walked with Cedar as he was interrogating the animals. Listening quietly to their conversation,  she was curious about what he could find from these animals. Again assuming that he would not find much, perhaps she could persuade him to instead try to track the prince. After Cedar had interrogated the dogs' Matilda spoke up, “[color=00a651][b]What information did the dogs and birds tell you? Where does what you found lead?[/b][/color]” She felt stupid saying such a sentence, but this was the only lead they had so far. Matilda scanned the area for any other clues. 

Turning to face Anderson and the others, “[color=00a651][b]These bastard must have been watching the prince’s every move. Finding the right opportunity to strike. Or perhaps there is someone in the court working with the kidnappers.[/b][/color]” There was a possibility that someone in the court had given the kidnappers the prince’s schedule. Or those inside of the court were a part of the plot. “[color=00a651][b]I have seen this arrow before, it is specially made by a blacksmith in Rorthgaard a few miles from here.[/b][/color]” She wondered if the kidnappers had gone to this blacksmith for supplies.  Solomon had a similar theory to Matilda, and she worried that this theory could be true. 

Crouching down once again placing her armoured hand on the ground, closing her eyes while moving her hand through the trampled grass. Breathing softly, she mentally tried to connect the pieces of what had happened. Noticing that the footprints were heading further into the forest, she turned towards Anderson. “[color=00a651][b]Let’s not waste any more time we need to move quickly.[/b][/color]”