This evening, in Growlgrove, Carl and Joshua were walking through the forest.
They had to leave the Blue Bismuth School's grounds quickly and travel as fast as they could to reach the Growlgrove ahead of Reynard, and missed his escape entirely.
The journey they had to take to reach this place left man stains and tears on their traveling clothing. The two magi constantly looked around and jolted anxiously at every distant beast cry or call of a bird.
"We must've gotten lost," Joshua said. "Carl, maybe we should go back? What if we meet something like another Singing Spider…
"Don't be a scaredy cat. We just have to walk a little bit more. The center of the Growlgrove is close…"
"What if the Four-Moon Gate is guarded, Carl? Miss Marien said that it wasn't, but what if?"
"Then we will go back! But we must check. Or you suggest returning to Markus without something to one-up Reynard?"
The last comment made Joshua fall silent and shiver.
