There's a chance that Derek is one of the last people that Erica will want to see, after everything that's happened. And, truth be told, he wouldn't blame her if that were the case. But all the same, he's going to seek her out, because she certainly shouldn't feel alone right now. Not with what she's learned, and the foreignness of this place to new arrivals.
When there's nothing inhibiting his senses, like the walls of the vault had, it's not that difficult to track his beta down. She's traversed many places in Wonderland, it seems, but the freshest trail leads out to the garden. He's come this way more than once, himself, and he can understand the appeal of it. There's a kind of quiet to it that really lets you get away from things.
"Erica?" he calls, first, once he's near enough that he can hear the thrum of her heart. It seems better to give her the choice as to whether she wants to see him or not, as well as alert her of his presence so she doesn't startle.
4/24 I'd say
When there's nothing inhibiting his senses, like the walls of the vault had, it's not that difficult to track his beta down. She's traversed many places in Wonderland, it seems, but the freshest trail leads out to the garden. He's come this way more than once, himself, and he can understand the appeal of it. There's a kind of quiet to it that really lets you get away from things.
"Erica?" he calls, first, once he's near enough that he can hear the thrum of her heart. It seems better to give her the choice as to whether she wants to see him or not, as well as alert her of his presence so she doesn't startle.