Absalom imparted a little more knowledge to Hinata about the world before letting him leave for Falmouth.
The road back was quiet, broken only by the sound of the wind whistling past his ears as he hurried along the trees.
Goku remained asleep in whatever space he occupied after waking from the trance Absalom had put him in, making Hinata's journey back both dull and eerily silent.
As Hinata passed through several thick trees that blocked the moon's light, he could not help reflecting on everything Absalom had told him.
First came the fact that another tribe lived in the mountains near the goblin village. It was they who had emptied the forest after clashing with the remnants of the goblin tribe.
Hinata didn't find this strange at first; after all, conflicts naturally arose wherever two or more groups were gathered. However, after his master told him that the tribe had also wiped out the desert riders who once lived in the canyon, Hinata had to reevaluate everything.
