That was Pidge's first thought as she dashed through the foliage as well, taking pains to stay silent and stay unseen. With the second party not leaving the hostage, Pidge knew she was going to need to get creative with this....
Spying a rock on the ground, Pidge grabbed it and continued her movement-- forcing her concentratration solely on the task at hand rather than the anxiety that made her heart jump in her chest. 'Patience yields focus,' she recalled Shiro saying, and she took those words to heart as she sought out a target for another distraction.
A quick search found her a dilapidated branch barely clinging to life while it hung over a patch of what looked to be water or thin mud in the moonlight. Pidge quickly aimed and threw the rock at that branch, sending it plummeting into it's muddy grave with an audible splash.
--She kept moving, hoping the other guard would take the bait.]
FINALLY AFTER 84 YEARS
That was Pidge's first thought as she dashed through the foliage as well, taking pains to stay silent and stay unseen. With the second party not leaving the hostage, Pidge knew she was going to need to get creative with this....
Spying a rock on the ground, Pidge grabbed it and continued her movement-- forcing her concentratration solely on the task at hand rather than the anxiety that made her heart jump in her chest. 'Patience yields focus,' she recalled Shiro saying, and she took those words to heart as she sought out a target for another distraction.
A quick search found her a dilapidated branch barely clinging to life while it hung over a patch of what looked to be water or thin mud in the moonlight. Pidge quickly aimed and threw the rock at that branch, sending it plummeting into it's muddy grave with an audible splash.
--She kept moving, hoping the other guard would take the bait.]