The local police had arrived at the campsite, did the usual by taking statements and scouting the perimeter of the forest.
"I am sorry sir, however due to hidden dangers lurking in the forest, I am not willing to send any type of search party in until dawn breaks, you said the boy is smart, he is probably already bunkered down for the night awaiting help."
"But, the other boys said that Hanae screamed... he couldn't have been kidnapped could he?" Sensei spoke in a fearful manner.
"Nonsence, he probably got scared by a spider or possibly tripped in a hole, he will be fine, we always find them, they always come back to us."
Sensei was puzzled by the last thing the sergent said, however he let the small team pack up and leave without asking any further questions. After all, he did not want to seem rude and risk the police men not showing up the next morning. 'Oh I just want to see my little girl, i wonder if she is awake... I'm going to call...' sensei internally monologued.
The sensei returned to the students gathered by the fire and instructed everyone to turn in for the night and then help with the search party in the morning.
Back in Their tent Saga and Fusshi whispered furiously to one another about what happened in the forest, completely ignoring the fact that Abeno had not followed them back to the tent. To say Abeno was worried about Hanae was an understatement. Lost all alone in the creepy forest, Hanae must me frightened to the point of despair, so Abeno did the only thing he thought he could do to help and that was to go out in search for him himself, in the dark.
He also had the faint feeling that there were yokai in the forest, however he could not get an accurate read on them. Whilst walking in the general direction their group went earlier, Abeno began searching for clues all whilst coming to a conclusion in his head. 'Considering Hanaes disappearance, and the fact that I cannot sense them can only mean one thing. These yokai are old, powerful and most likely dangerous.' Clenching his jaw, abeno bent down and shone his torch on the ground, with the limited light it took quite some time to examin the area for the direction the animal tracks went in.