Silas was getting things ready in case Avery came back hurt. He was in one of the little tilting shacks, going over and counting and recounting his belongings, his medical supplies.

Feena had gotten here a little over an hour ago, and yet she was still so lost. She had no idea where she was or why she was here

Lyra isn't usually worried, but Avery is out longer than she should be. She stares at the opening, hoping to see Avery running out soon; or else she may get locked in.

The other gladers bustled though they did seem worried and unsettled as they could hear Lyths squealing and cackling close to the gate chiming in with the now slow grinding stone

The cackling rang loudly in Avery's ears, she had screwed up and the small pack of dirt bags were on her heels as she approached the closing gate, her legs burnt and were giving out, but she knew she could make it, after all she was faster than the pack behind her.......
at least that's what she though before a fourth Lyth leaped out from the ivy in the wall blocking her path to the gate... But Avery did not slow down, if she stopped and the gates closed she was surely gone, but if she could get past she had a chance she changed her running pattern to be spastic and unpredictable as she got closer to the Lyth ahead Using the ivy and the wall to jump over it before tumbling to the ground and rolling past the gates before they closed for the evening

her heart was racing as she lay in the stone pad of the glade side of the gates, Adrenalin wearing off as she pushed herself up before feeling dizzy and deciding to lay down and listen to the scratching of tiny claws on the other side of the wall.

Silas came out of the hut, and when he saw Avery, he jogged over to her, checking her over for any wounds. "What kept you so long?" he asked, not unkindly. "Everyones been worried sick about you."

"I found ... a new path..." She panted Sitting up with his help before continuing " But I ran into a trash pipe of Lyths...... and had to split" she explained. She seemed over exerted and she has a bruise forming on her thigh and her arm and cheek had been cut open pretty bad, but not much else, though there was a single black feather poking out from under her long hair near her shoulders that you noticed as she continued to explain her words slurring a bit as she did " They got smart this time Sil, 'Bout ran me dry this time...." she said before her consciousness seemed to flutter

Silas thinks about this for a moment, bandaging the cuts. When he finally spoke, he said: "If they're getting smarter, then so do we." He took the feather out of her hair, examining it. He noticed her consciousness didn't seem stable, so he gently pushed her back down so she was lying in the grass. He didn't need her falling back and possibly getting hurt even more than she was.

Feena jumped as the gates closed. She looked around, trying to find who was closing the doors, but she didn't see anyone. She went back to surveying the Glade

The feather was in fact a Lyth feather and still was damp with the staple neuro toxin that the little buggers liked to stick in the runners. But it didnt seem like any of it had gotten in her bigger wounds and only a scratch on her shoulder looked like it had gotten some of the toxin in it though it would likely just cause her to be out of it for the night.

Avery resisted at first but feeling her head get light she gave in letting herself lay back.
Thanks Silas, I think Ill be good to go once I rest a bit....
she started closing her eyes and taking a deep breath
did anything happen while I was out?? And hows the new greenie
She asked

He studies the feather while answering her questions. "Oh, the girl? She hasn't done much but stand by the elevator. And no, nothing much happened. But then again, I don't really pay that much attention to things anymore." He never really paid any attention to things anyway

Feena heard someone say something about 'the greenie' which she figured was her. That made her a little mad that people were talking about her, but she realized they probably would be anyway since she was the new person.

Avery sighed and ran a hand through her hair
This is true, but you tend to have a pulse on anything I should be worried about... someone else may worry the dirt out of me about the amount of rabbit in the stew
She said with a chuckle staying silent for a second before her tone changed
I wanna get you guys out of here