Somewhere along the way, Eva lost track of Berner in the woods and looked around worriedly. "Berner? Are you out there? Oh, I knew this was a bad idea..." she said before spotting a young man napping against a tree in a small clearing. "Um, excuse me? You wouldn't happen to have seen a couple of boys run by here, have you? Looked to be about my age?..." she asked quietly.
"Hm?" the man opened one eye to peer up at Eva. "Yeah, sounds about right....But before I tell you which way they went, might I trouble you with a few questions first? I promise, this'll only take a second." he said as he sat up with a bright smile.
"I'm not sure I understand why, but I suppose that would be okay...." Eva said nervously, somewhat unsure about the man's intent, and decided to get out of there the second things got fishy.
But Eva had nothing to worry about, and all the man's questions seemed perfectly fine. "Alright, last one. What do you want to do in life?"
"I...want to help people..." Eva said somewhat shyly. "I don't want to be just another face in the crowd, I want to be able to help people now." she told him, staring down at her feet the entire time.
"That's wonderful!" the man said clapping his hands together cheerily. "As for your friends, I believe they went that-a-way." he said pointing off in Berner's direction. "Oh, and I'll make sure you get a little something extra for your trouble."
"Oh, you don't have to do that. It was nothing, really!" Eva said sheepishly. "But thank you again for your help!" she said waving to the man as she ran off after Berner and Seth, wondering what the point was to the curious man's questions the entire way.
"Hm?" the man opened one eye to peer up at Eva. "Yeah, sounds about right....But before I tell you which way they went, might I trouble you with a few questions first? I promise, this'll only take a second." he said as he sat up with a bright smile.
"I'm not sure I understand why, but I suppose that would be okay...." Eva said nervously, somewhat unsure about the man's intent, and decided to get out of there the second things got fishy.
But Eva had nothing to worry about, and all the man's questions seemed perfectly fine. "Alright, last one. What do you want to do in life?"
"I...want to help people..." Eva said somewhat shyly. "I don't want to be just another face in the crowd, I want to be able to help people now." she told him, staring down at her feet the entire time.
"That's wonderful!" the man said clapping his hands together cheerily. "As for your friends, I believe they went that-a-way." he said pointing off in Berner's direction. "Oh, and I'll make sure you get a little something extra for your trouble."
"Oh, you don't have to do that. It was nothing, really!" Eva said sheepishly. "But thank you again for your help!" she said waving to the man as she ran off after Berner and Seth, wondering what the point was to the curious man's questions the entire way.
