We didn't start running again right away.
For a few seconds after I said it, after I said yes, the forest seemed to hold its breath.
The wind slipped through leaves the size of shields. Somewhere far off, something cracked. Ice, maybe. Or bone. Hard to tell anymore.
Nora stared at me like I'd just spoken in an ancient tongue.
"…What," she said slowly, "do you mean you know where we are?"
I shifted Kent's weight on my shoulders, adjusting my grip as his head lolled slightly to the side. He groaned faintly. Alive. Good enough for now.
I exhaled.
"Not where," I corrected. "What."
Her brow furrowed. "That's not an answer."
I glanced around us, the endless forest, the alien canopy, the oppressive stillness that felt less like nature and more like a watching thing.
Then I said it.
"We're probably on another planet."
Silence.
Absolute, complete silence.
Nora didn't laugh.
Didn't scoff.
Didn't tell me I was insane, which, considering recent events, was almost suspicious.
