"What do they even have around here?" Mikal asked, her eyes widening a little, breaths coming more rapidly. "I mean, with the way this place is, there could be things we don't even know about, right? Some... weird island creatures, or something. They could even be indestructible!"

Suddenly, she wondered why she'd thought the hut would be safer. For all she knew, that was more likely to get plowed down by some strange monster or whatever than they were standing in the middle of the path. She sure as hell felt a lot more vulnerable where they were standing, though.