The wind is absent here, and the lack of swaying trees and rustling leaves brings an eerie silence. Tweeting birds and other animals are distant, the crunch of the pebbles under Estraeah’s feet nearly drowning them out. She pulls out her flashlight, shining it into the cave.
For a moment, she hesitates. Whoever she heard before could have gone inside. She closes her eyes and focuses, listening for signs of anyone within, but there is just silence. With a single glance back to the forest, she presses on into the cave.