Whisker held a despondent look as he walked out of the ground and slid into Shumi's Yin Veil, hiding from the senses of the birds up above. As soon as he went in, the senses he felt through his whiskers were completely gone, pulling him back into a world of sensory deprivation.
He looked toward Alex without much change in expression as his body sagged. "I really thought I could help, brother," he said. "But I let you down."
"You didn't let us down," Shumi quickly said. "You did the best you could."
"Not really," Whisker said. "I might have done better if I didn't have to rush through my search. I fear I might've missed something because I had to hurry up and finish the search before there were too many birds for you all to handle."
"Don't worry, you haven't disappointed us," Alex said. "I never imagined there would be something down there to begin with. Thanks to you, now I know for sure there is nothing down there."
