The radius of her glow stick light source is limited, but with enough trips walking back and forth along the length of the paw, Nel finally makes out what the nails are and pads and what all together those parts happen to be. The realization dawns on her, and she lingers in place to think.

A mouse. This behemoth of a creature seems to be like the very dormice that led her here. It raises a load of questions, but also finally brings a sense of caution. Pressing further might bring her to a whisker, and she definitely does not want to wake this critter.

Carefully side-walking herself back the way from which she entered, Nel argues herself into intermittent jogging up the incline. She really wants to ask the dormice some questions, and she doesn't know if they waited for her.