Hidden from the surface

Lydia quickly slipped into the storm drain, pushing up on the lid to move it back into place as she disappeared from sight. Before descending the rungs, Lydia swung her back over her arm and opened it to grab a large flash light, which she then switched on and placed it sideways in her mouth. She climbed down a little over halfway before jumping and landing with the flashlight now in her hand. "I'm sorry you got tangled into all this. We'll try and get you back to your family as soon as possible." Lydia said while using her freehand to pull her now loose hair out of her mouth and brushing it aside. "You're either a very skilled shapeshifter, or you have very little practice in controlling your ability... and I'm guessing it's the latter, based on your confused reactions and delayed response time?" She said, a playful smile gracing her lips.