As the sun started to set while the three young teenagers wandered through the White Forest, it became clear to Charlie that their efforts to find the portal today were going to be futile.
“How are we going to even know which part of the woods we already searched when we come back next time?” Charlie asked, feeling as if this was all hopeless.
“Uh…” Kire trailed off, thinking. “I guess I didn’t really consider that.”
“Me neither,” Kaos said. “The next time, we’ll remember to bring colorful string so we can mark the areas by tying some around a tree trunk or something. That should help.”
Charlie nodded and pursed her lips. “I think we should give up soon. Things get weird in here when it gets dark.”
“Like what?” Kire asked.
“You know… like… creatures. Things that go bump in the night.
