Daphne laughed at Lily's outstretched tongue and just grinned broadly for a moment. We're so goofy, she thought.

She took a small step backwards and craned her neck trying to see what Lily was looking at and thought for a moment she couple make out a shadow of something. She frowned a little, silently cursing that she chose today to forget her binoculars.
She didn't waste much time lamenting her minor mistake, but chose instead to focus on the bright side.


"Well, that's good, isn't it? If there's a person living out here, they'll either have a phone or be able to tell us how to get back to the main trail," she said cheerfully. She hoped she didn't look as doubtful as she felt.

They hadn't been lost long, but already Daphne's imagination was starting to formulate grim scenarios that she wished she could ignore.