I followed the light deeper into the forest. Shadows leapt off of the trees and mosses and ferns, all of which thickened as we kept moving forward. I heard a low, rushing sound in the distance, growing louder and louder with each step.

Without watching my step, I soon splashed ankle-deep into a flowing stream. The carrier of the light made no sound as it entered the creek. Wading in the water, now up to my knees, we continued walking upstream. The body of water widened further into a river, and the rushing sound grew louder and louder yet. Soon, more lights joined the one I was following, the same eerie blue as I came upon in the meadow. Confused, I still continued on.