The night had come. Dark overcast skies looked upon them all. Even the moons had hidden themselves behind the clouds. It was too late, this was going to be their death—the man landed at the foot of the mountain and only looked back once. There was nothing that chased them down from the summit and somehow they were back on the safer lands.
"Is something the matter?" Setsuko asked him. "Are you cold?"
The demi-fox girl had already learned how to control her transformation properly and had reverted to her human form.
Li Yang shook his head. "No, nothing in particular. Maybe I was just overthinking." He had made sure not to touch or come anywhere near that place so surely it meant that he didn't trigger it himself.
" Are you sure we can't have a camp, Mitsuko?"
The Priestess glanced at Li Yang and Setsuko being lovey-dovey and shook her head. "No, we've already been delayed for far too much. The High Priestess will be displeased if we stay here any longer."
