[The snap does make his head swivel quickly toward the direction of the sound. While Zagreus isn't really a stranger to danger or even his own death, it's not as though he knows woods, forests, and vegetation that isn't part of the soft blurriness of Elysium. He's curious more than anything, but he's not surprised at all that Ruby is spooked. He's well aware that the motifs in the House he grew up with are considered frightening by many, such as its denizens. Without even much of a glance, or a thought, even, he takes hold of her hand on his inner elbow and guides it to curl further, much in the way he takes Nyx's arm when she needs to be taken somewhere, not for support or anything of the like, but deference, respect. He keeps it there, still looking away and around them.] I suppose we should find a light where it's dark, right?
[He sees something in the distance. Soft.] See, over there? Maybe it's that way.
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[He sees something in the distance. Soft.] See, over there? Maybe it's that way.