[Bonus chapter] Night Visitor (2)

Another loud sound echoed within the clearing, a clang and crash of what sounded to be like a pot. Emma wondered if she was wrong and animals were comfortable with strolling up here to look for scraps of food.

"Huh?" A bleary-eyed-looking Stell was the first to wake up.

"Mmm?" A yawn from a sleepy Miri sounded as she sat up as well. "Is it the bugs sounding in your ears? It is a little uncomfortable here, isn't it?"

Alana bolted up from her bed, pillow in hand. "What was that?"

Emma frowned slightly. "Maybe it's just the wind? When we cleaned up after dinner, they kept the utensils, pots, and dishes to dry in the open air, didn't they?"

"What if it's those monsters." Alana hugged her pillow and shuddered slightly.