"It... it would have moved away..." She began blinking at shorter intervals than before, urging the fogginess in her eyes to leave, "It was YOU who broke my connection... the beast is a more... powerful force... nature..." She backed into a tree and slumped back down to the ground, "Yes I... I can... care of myself..."<br/><br/>She pressed her mouth shut as her head tipped back to look at the sky through the thick trees overhead, the last glimmering rays of the sun seeming to smile at her as she pressed herself against the cool bark behind her.