A single cry from above answered her questioning thought, sending a shiver of fear down Jane's spine. Resisting looking back behind her, she continued walking. What was she supposed to do now? They hadn't planned out what to do<i>after</i>Oskar answered her. She didn't want to turn back and walk right back into the two that were following her. They still didn't even know<i>why</i>the men were following her. Had the waitress from the cafe told someone about Jane's uncommonness? Yet, the Elder said the men carried lightning hollows, not meat hooks.<br/><br/>Uncertain of a proper course of action, Jane continued walking along the roadway. Perhaps Oskar would show up some how and tell her what to do? She wasn't familiar enough with where she was to be able to circle back to his house using another road. The buildings and houses of the village were confusing to her, and she didn't relish the idea of getting lost between them with strange men following her. If something terrible happened, she supposed she could shift and run. Wolf feet were much faster than human feet, after all.<br/><br/>An odd carriage pulled up along the roadway just in front of her, a door swinging wide as she heard Oskar's voice calling to her. Peeking inside, she could see Oskar sitting behind a wheel of some sort, much like the wheel of the ships she had seen pictures of in books. Glancing behind, she could see two men dressed how the Elder had described a short distance away. Not taking the time to wonder over the strange method of conveyance right now, Jane got into the seat of the strange machine and sat stiffly. She looked at the door of the thing. Did it work as a normal door? Taking the handle on it, she pulled, and it easily came toward her and latched.<br/><br/><i>:I wasn't sure what to do,:</i>she apologized to Oskar, just as the carriage suddenly surged forward and flattened her against the seat she sat in. With a small scream, she covered her eyes with her hands as they hurtled forward.