A determined heart

 Thane and Archi had walked all the way down to the end of the path, till it led them back to the crossroads, "What? How come?" Archi stamped his right foot on the ground, "It led us right here, "What is going on?"

 Thane stood akimbo, scanning the area without saying a word. He was sure he was not mistaking her scent this time around, what must have possibly gone wrong?

 "It is still so early in the morning, I doubt rogues would start their patrol," Archi gritted his teeth, his brows knitted together in thought, "Or.."

 "She must be somewhere around here, there is no buts nor ors... we just have to look closely, I know I am not mistaking her scent," Thane squinted his eyes, his gaze falling on the ground once more, "The wind here must have erased her footprints, pathetic."

 "It always does, this place is just a cursed windy place," Archi sighed, resting on Thane's shoulder.

 Archi!

 Archi froze in his tracks, "Did you hear that?"