Desmond had grabbed a few torches and headed quickly to the area Margaret had specified. As he got closer he could hear echoing footsteps. Was it the girl?
He didn't want to frighten her by suddenly jumping out of the shadows, so instead he made sure to keep walking at a perfectly normal place. He turned on one torch to get a better look at the situation, and then jumped in surprise as he found himself shining it at Margaret.
"Oh! Sorry, even gave myself a fright there. You okay?" he asked, handing over another torch for her.