C69 Leaving the Arlingwaki Hill

Dawn was breaking.

Instead of retracing their steps, they resolved to traverse Arlingwaki Hill and rendezvous with the mercenary group at its base. Throughout the journey, the trio remained silent. The mountain range was eerily quiet, as if the wind itself had been petrified into stillness.

As they delved deeper, the number of spirit animal carcasses increased, piling up in a dark mass