For two more Hissing Cycles, the three kept the observation to themselves and decided to confirm their suspicions first.
It wasn't too difficult.
So, on the third time of them hiding in a burrow since they first noticed the anomaly, the human trio almost simultaneously opened to discuss the matter.
The three of them agreed among themselves, concluding that what they noticed was true.
The first thing that entered Elara's mind was the Vesharis.
They were naturally more attuned to nature than humans, so they'd probably determined this already and were slightly ahead in terms of thinking of a solution.
But the process of thinking and actually finding one was two different things.
They still had a chance to not only catch up, but also potentially avoid a dangerous skirmish.
The first step in solving problems is, naturally, to identify the problem first.
In simple terms, they weren't getting closer to their destination, or perhaps they were, but very, very slowly.
