"Don't move," Iris whispered, carefully lifting her foot that had stepped on the live frog. "They're not attacking us, just watching."
"Someone controls the monsters? It's just a frog… how about… what if there's a monster bug?!"
The thought of small insects attacking them made Alita shudder in horror. She hugged herself.
CRACK… CRACK….
The frogs made a sound, but their round eyes couldn't take their eyes off of Iris and Alita.
Iris's guess was right, they didn't intend to attack, just watched and waited for them to let their guard down.
"Let's go back, but don't run," Iris whispered again, brushing the toe of her shoe against the grass. "Just take it easy and act like you don't know they exist."
"Okay." Alita lifted her legs and turned around, cold sweat dripping down her temples when she realized that behind her was a swamp covered with frogs.
"Can … can I just fly?"
