The next morning.
After waking up, Nina first fed all the little ones until they were full, then ate something herself.
While eating, she asked Idir, "I have some food in my storage. Do you want some?"
She remembered that snakes could sometimes go a long time without eating after a single meal, so she wasn't sure whether he was hungry.
Idir shook his head. "No need. You eat."
Food should be saved for her. It didn't matter to him.
Taking his answer at face value, Nina continued eating on her own.
With nothing else to do, she began reviewing everything about Yosan, trying to find a weakness.
As she thought it through, a question suddenly surfaced.
How did that old monster locate me so quickly and so precisely before?
Either he had people constantly tracking her… Or he had some special method to pinpoint her location.
If it were simple tracking, the Flame Beasts would have exposed them or shaken them off. So the second possibility seemed far more likely.
