"...?!" Alerted by the voice, Jace shuddered. "I stand corrected... There was someone else here..." Gulping at that moment, the young man slowly turned around. "...?" However, right at that second, his eyes were greeted by the sight of a brown-haired woman before him. "Huh...? M-Malory?"
"Um... Hi," she awkwardly waved her hand in reply, her eyes looking up and down at the young man in front of her. "Did you fall down...?"
"Ahem... Uh, well..." Jace scratched his head, at a loss for words. "It's a bit complicated... I uh..."
"It's okay if you don't want to tell me," she stated. "More importantly... Do you know where Landon and Derek are?"
"...hmm?" At her words, Jace's brow raised in confusion. "You're not with them?"
"Huh? No..." Malory shook her head helplessly. "I thought you were with them?"
"Well... That's a problem," he frowned, brushing off the leaves from his pants and coat. "I'm not sure where they are at either..."
