Through the Gates

You follow your brother. "Hurry up, Father expects us home before sunset," he tells you. You hurry. You were lost in thought and hadn't realized how slowly you were going.
"Sorry," you start to say, but you're inturrupted by a loud noise from the forest. "What was that?" you ask Venn.
"I don't know. Maybe we should see if anyone's hurt," he replies. You