Eugene led Randy away.
She was about to leave when she felt something. She looked up at the tree.
The leaves rustled in the breeze.
Nothing.
She must be imagining things, she thought.
Tris left.
Eric's heart fell from the sky and stopped in his chest.
He was sure that he had hidden well, so he was shocked when Tris suddenly turned and looked up at the tree.
Watching the woman leave, Eric restrained his impulse to follow her and tried to comb through the information he had just received.
Her name was Tris. She was the Luna of Star Tribe.
Something must have happened to her recently that made her feel unsettled. The last time in the Dark Forest, she had let out a long howl that strengthened his assumption.
In addition, Eric was finally sure that he had a strong empathetic connection with this woman.
Earlier in the tree, he felt nervous because of her emotional fluctuations.