The forest wasn't particularly dense, nor was it especially hard to traverse, but Veynessa was still irritated. Her steps glided silently across the dew-soaked moss as she moved forward with a grim expression, the morning mist curling around her like an unwelcome companion
"Third time..." she muttered, crossing her arms. "The third damn time I've lost them. What kind of fucked up teleportation system drops every single one of them in a different spot than me, even though we're using the same damn network? What even is this logic?"
Her gaze swept across the trees, as if expecting the answer to be hanging somewhere between the leaves. She sighed and lifted her hand, watching the subtle tremor of Qi in the air.
"And another thing," she grumbled to herself. "Tracking. I hate it. I suck at it. This is so not my field."
