About an hour into walking around aimlessly, with Juli showing Eli all the wonders in this forest, he still hadn't seen any signs of a labyrinth.
He had asked Juli if she had seen anything out of place in this forest during her four years at the academy.
She said no.
The academy only used a portion of the forest for its frequent outings and practical exams — most notably the clearings where professors could easily monitor students.
The area they were currently scouring, however, was ill-advised, as a wide range of unaccounted-for monsters roamed the woods, especially the abnormal, supernatural ones.
Not only that, this area was known to be susceptible to monster rifts, and while it had decreased over the years, one could never truly predict what surprises the heavens had in store.
Still, those were just cautionary tales professors told students who were wet behind the ears. Eli could confidently affirm he had left the realm of a newbie behind.
