Valla's head snapped to attention at once upon hearing the voice, the falls still showering around her. The voice seemed to come from thin air, but there was nothing there. Valla began to dismiss it as a trick played by the sound of the water on the rocks when she heard the voice speak again. She felt as though she should be staring right at the speaker, but there was nothing there. Valla took a few steps away from the fall to hear better, though she remained standing on the rock. Her arms were clutched to her chest, not out of modesty (she was too startled to even think about that just yet), but from a fear reaction.<br/><br/>"Who's there?!" Valla cried. That voice was so strange, and its last sound was even stranger. She remembered then that it had asked her a question first. Valla took a second to calm herself.<br/><br/>"I'm Valla. Valla Herrick," she responded, her voice a little steadier. "I'm sorry, I ... I didn't understand your last question."