She seemed to catch her breath, scanning the forest shadows.

As they moved closer to the luminous white beach, figures emerged from the forest shadows.

Today's step was to face those forest shadows, and establish that they were nothing to worry about.

The two took care to keep clear of the slippery bank on one side and avoid the forest shadows on the other.

For a moment she was half lost in the forest shadows, so that Blade could not recognize her.

Then they plunged into the forest shadows again.

It pointed downhill and walked backward into the forest shadows, waving its arms.

In the distance ahead, the forest shadows were broken by brightness.

As he did so, the caull slid from the forest shadows behind him.

He snapped off his transmission and faded into the forest shadows.