Roland is actually genuinely concerned something happened to Eight, so much so that he accidentally grants her a full lead ahead of him despite his strong start. He continues to look around an empty jungle, clicking his tongue against his teeth. If he wasn't on edge then, he definitely is now, heightened in awareness that she might have gotten herself in trouble.

His first instinct is to turn around and access her via the SCA, talk to her as her name appears by his watch. But since his gaze is already low, he is able to glimpse a strange inky trail, residue of a plan he had no idea he helped hatch for Eight's inevitable victory. His eyes grow wide. She turned into an octopus and now...now she was...

Roland follows the trail and shakes his head free from the worry. Oh, she was just fine. She was winning. She got him! He runs, sprints, makes wide leaps and jumps in an attempt to bridge this distance. But he knows it won't be enough.

Roland is grinning. What a good game. Smart girl.