Ellie turned to the presence that had popped up beside her and started talking of spiders and snakes.

Go figure, it was Spike.

She fixed him with the best 'death stare' she could muster. She was thinking about giving him a threat, as well. Maybe something along the lines of, 'You watch it or you'll wake up with bugs in your bed', but then she realized that that might already be the case.

"Hope you don't have Matilda in there," Ellie said, eyeing his curly locks, "She might want to go join her friends." In the Forest. For forever. Mwaha.

...After a moment, though, she felt guilty about it. "Just kidding." Mostly.