Sorry

Gasping for breath I stuttered "The-the-there was a-"
"Jed! What's wrong?"
I started forward, with Alexa in pursuit, pushing aside branches and leaves until I got to the part where I had seen it.
That was the point when I realised that this was pointless, and dangerous. But the thought had hit me too late. Then... a blindfold was roughly tied around my eyes and face. I'd dragged Alexa into this without thinking, compunction or preamble, and now she also had to pay for my mistakes. That was my final thought before everything went black...