Violet eyes snapped open, the only movement visible from the still form leaning against the trunk of the tree high in the air. Fingers tightened around the grip of the bow in her lap as enhanced senses spread outwards, seeking to find what it was that interrupted her meditations. It did not take long for the sounds to echo back to her, the creak of leather, the faint din of metal shifting against metal and above all that the soft murmur of voices.<br/><br/>A shift, a slight turn, a wiggle and Essa pulled her legs under her; balancing now on the balls of her feet on the branch with her head turned to one side and a faintly whispered word of 'Accepi' made it seem as if the ancient being was standing within their midst. The fingers of the hand not holding her own silently counted the different voices that the elf had heard.<br/><br/><span style="color: darkorchid"><i>'Five voices down there, one female four male.'</i></span>she thought to herself before reaching a hand into one of the pockets of her duster and pulling out what looked like a long metal tube and lifted one end to her hood. Peering through the far-seer with one of her brilliant amethyst eyes, Essa slowly swiveled her head as she scanned the forest floor around the base of her tree seeking out the source of those voices. A slight frown crossed her lips as she stowed her bow for a moment and used both hands to twist and turn the various knobs on the metal tube until the elf spots what she's looking for.<span style="color: darkorchid"><i>'Two Ramen, two humans and a.. a Vulparri. Odd assortment, do not often find Ramen and Humans together and Vulparri are rare enough on their own. These ones will bare watching, especially if they plan on resting out here in the wilds, they do not look to have more than the one warrior with them.'</i></span>Her thoughts flowing as fast as her hands were. The far-seer slipped  slipped back into it's protective pocket, her bow checked to make sure it was secure before the elf started to make her way down to a lower branch where she could keep a closer eye in the group without having to confront them or be confronted herself.<br/><br/>She had not lived this long without a healthy bit of security precautions, and from the tone of those voices she could tell stress was still high within the group; which always made things more difficult than they normally would be. Silently sighing to herself, she crouched down by the trunk on the lower branch, bow and arrow ready if need be, and watched the strange group go about their discussion. A lifted eyebrow followed by a slight smirk crossed her lips as she watched the youngish female creating fire with just the use of her mind. Nodding her head at the potential of the girl, she let her eyes drift over the remaining members of the group; the sight of the Ramen didn't even cause the tall being to blink, she had see far worse out there in the world.<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>