At first Elizabeth just sighed and put a hand to her face, rubbing from her temple to her cheek before sighing deeply again. She glanced around at her surroundings of the town, eyes landing on each of the ghostly figures again. Aleksey had already rushed forward, following the crowd, but she could still make out where he was. It wouldn't be hard to follow him, which was the reason she was in no hurry to catch up. Yet she didn't want him to get too far, so she chose then as a time to rush and catch up.<br/><br/>"Aleksey, wait a minute!" She called out though wasn't sure if he'd hear her or not, but she paused when stumbling upon that same gentle hill, and atop of it a crowd of people. She couldn't point out Aleksey from where she was standing, though he knew he was there. There was an eeriness to the air, and she kept her distance from the group of people, pacing back and forth trying to urge herself to go closer, like a timid deer going upon food that might possibly be bait, or simply what it is and have no other purpose or intentions.<br/><br/>After a full minute of pacing back and forth, often looking as if she'd start walking over, she simply strode right over to the group. She hadn't mustered enough bravery, but she figured that if she was as drawn to the group as she was, it mustn't be anything bad.. Right?<br/><br/>When she got there, she pushed her way past anyone that might've been keeping her from strictly seeing Aleksey. Really she just wanted to make sure he was okay. But when she did see him, it wasn't what she'd hoped, bound and gagged. Her eyes then went to the women around her, a mix of feelings. She knew what they were, easily. She'd known all the way back where she'd been standing. There was a twinge of fear in her, but she stood her ground- She couldn't just leave Aleksey and flee, yet she hadn't managed to speak a word.<br/><br/>"What.. What do you think you're doing?" She finally managed, moving to try and quickly free Aleksey from his binding of rope, though at the same time never taking her eyes off anyone else.