Dangerous Anticipation

It took me a moment to regain my composure as my palms itched with anticipation. I couldn't believe we'd found another primal core. Which one was this? Earth? Water? Something else?

"Kai?" Mona poked my shoulder. "Hey, what's wrong?" 

I quickly pulled myself together. I couldn't afford to get lost in thought right now. 

"Nothing, I was just thinking of something." I glanced around. "We should get moving before more troops arrive." 

Laura nodded and motioned me to lead the way. I didn't waste any time as we began to circle the outer edge of the barrier. Despite desperately wanting to rush in there and take hold of the primal core, I knew it would be suicide. The smartest thing we could do was to learn as much as we can, then retreat to return with greater numbers later on.

Yet, my idea didn't seem to be to Mona's liking.