Grian was breaking down a tree when he heard someone calling to him.
"Grian!" Mumbo yelled as he ran towards him.
"Hey Mumbo!" He put his ax away.
"How are you?"
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"Hey Grian, have you seen Mumbo recently?" Scar asked suddenly.
"Oh. Mumbo went o-on a trip!" Grian stuttered.
"Oh! How come no one else knows?"
"I-I was supposed to tell you guys but I guess I g-got distracted." He laughed.
'What am I saying? Why didn't I tell them?'
"Excuse me Scar I'm going to go work on my base!"
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"Grian do you want to help get some supplies?" Iskall asked.
"Sure!"
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"Wow, hills have been getting so much bigger!"
"I know!" Grian laughed.
"We just need some wood now." He looked for some trees.
"Look there is a forest up there!"
Grian followed his gaze and saw a very tall hill with trees on it.
He went pale as Iskall began to go towards it.
Flashes of a specific hill car to him.
He began to shake.
He couldn't breathe.
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Iskall had flown onto the hill and was about to knock down a tree.
"Grian we might have to find another place, there aren't many here-" He cut off as he noticed Grian wasn't there.
He looked and saw Grian where he was before.
"Grian!" He flew down towards him.
"Grian why didn't you-" he heard hyperventilating and rushed towards him.
"Grian? Look at me." He was having a panic attack.
"Deep breaths. In-" he inhaled. "Out-" He exhaled.
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When Grian had finally calmed down, only then did he relax.
"Grian what happened?"
"I'm fine!" Grian rushed and stood up.
"I- Grian!" He grabbed the younger's arm.
"Grian you just had a panic attack!" He exclaimed.
"I need to know what triggered it so I won't do it again."
He felt Grian tense.
He whispered something that made Iskall's eyes go wide.
"The hill."
Then he escaped his grip and flew off.
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Xisuma had called a meeting and everyone except Grian and Mumbo, as he was traveling.
"Where's Grian?" Scar asked.
"About that, has anyone noticed anything wrong with Grian recently?" Pearl asked.
"So this meeting is about Grian." Doc said.
"Yes." Xisuma said, gaining everyone's attention.
"Anyone have any ideas on why he is acting strange?"
"I might know something.." Iskall spoke up.
Everyone looked at him.
"We were gathering supplies a few days ago when he had a panic attack."
"What triggered it?" Rendog asked.
"Going on a hill. I'm not sure why."
"Somethings definitely wrong." Gem said.
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"Hey, Grian?" Mumbo looked at him.
"Are you okay?"
Grian ignored him.
"Grian?"
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"Why are you ignoring me?"
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"Grian!"
Grian continued to ignore him.
"Stop ignoring me!"