Before, she had Phoenix. She had Ericks - she didn't dare explore on her own.
But now - now she was actually biting the bullet and going. She was uncertain - a little skittish even. It wasn't that the hotel wasn't neat - it was just that this place was completely unfamiliar (and she wasn't entirely convinced she hadn't been kidnapped, either, even if not in the conventional sense) and she had already seen other people talking about deaths and incidents and curses.
But Maya wasn't a child. She could handle herself... sort of. Well, if things ever got really bad, she could channel her sister... but this was just a walk, so...
Something caught her attention. Movement. She tilted her head up, curiously. It was someone she recognized, apparently... training. Someone who had commented on the journal--
Sakura!
Eagerly, Maya quickened her pace, clasping her hands together as she approached the other girl.