Blackfoot Forest take heart, arise, he is calling for you

perhaps he had been aware of her blundering, because soon enough he was choosing to leave her in the dark, alone. a part of hosannah was contented by this; she did not know how to feel with his company. yet another more primal part of her, the part afraid of the darkness, felt overwhelmingly drawn to him. he was santuary among the dark, after all. another living and breathing entity to keep her fears at bay. but he was leaving, and she hastily followed - not wanting to be abandoned here - and before she could look upon him properly or speak, he was vaulting off through the forest, the light bouncing across his body and obscuring him in waves. hosannah watched him go and stared curiously at the last spot she had seen him, then went off on her own way, silent and listless.