She smiled when he said yes, surprised at herself for wanting someone to be there with her when she saw it for the first time, with nobody there. It's going to be soo different, it's been how long? There is probably nothing there now. She took his outstretched hand and led him past many trees and through many paths and through thick woods with no path. As they got nearer she slowed, not wanting to just barge in, just see how much has changed and if anything is noticably changed. AS she neared it got noticeably thinner, yet not thin enough that it would show if anyone had been through in a while.
She stopped when she saw a large break of sunlight and knew they were near the clearing. She turned to Merica and squezed his hand and tried to smile, but it was wobbly. "That- clearing... is it." She broke off, her throat closing up, she then dropped his hand and walked forward the three feet to the clearing and looked out.
WHat she saw made her stagger against a tree, only one thing crossed her mind, They lied! There were torn apart and upended tents, and burnt down tents, and worst of all her families totem pole, the tribe's totem pole, was in ruins. It was chopped at and burned and in horrible condiotion. She ran to the large demolished tent in the center of the clearing, and rummaged through it, looking for anything a sign anything that meant her parents were still alive. But found none. She then turned and ran back towards Merica and stopped a bit in front of him and just collapsed in a heap crying, "They lied!! They were attacked!! They didn't just leave!! They could be dead!! They weren't berry picking!! They were hiding, they were cowards, they weren't acting like elves!!" She then broke down and just cried until everything went black.
