The guys might have been asleep for an hour when I first felt a shift in the forest.
I was trying to experiment with my power, taking my own limited life force and adding it to the artery of energy around me. It was like I was walking through the trees on both sides of the highway at the same time, feeling everything.
I felt the wind through the trees and the restlessness of the animals.
And that was when I felt it: a heavy foot coming down on the grass.
I felt the pressure as if it was stepping on my chest, making it hard to breathe. Gasping, I pulled away from everything and dove back into my body.
"Little Bird?" asked Rip, a look of concern on his face. I shook my head but didn't say anything.
Tentatively, this time, I went back into the well of power around me to see if I could figure out what was going on.
Only to discover I really didn't want to.
We were surrounded by at least 30 Reavers, their footsteps absolutely silent in the darkness.
