At the south gate, Dina already stood up as he faced a middle-aged man. There was not a tension between them, but the atmosphere was surely suffocating.
The man looked at the three of them with no seeable worries. His hand carefully stroke an ugly clay doll as no word escape his mouth.
"Well, aren't you a strong a fellow," said Dina with a smile.
However, her compliment got no response whatsoever. Dina didn't feel bothered either, but a gaseous shadow immediately flew behind him before a huge scythe was swung at a blinding speed.
The middle-aged man didn't even bother as he propelled himself forward and attacked Dina before the blade of the scythe even reached his hair.
(He is fast!) thought Grim before he saw Dina caught his knee strike with her wrinkly hands.
"Older brother!" shouted Duffous as he joined Dina and attacked the middle-aged man together. Despite his stature, he was pretty agile and embodied an unruly force that could devastate a mountain.
