Inside one of the large bamboo houses located at the centre of the hidden village of Forest Spring Spirit Clan, Laris lazily sat on his couch. His face was sour and wrapped in frustration. All his hopes had gone up in smokes. He believed that Dale's team had encountered the girl, but it turned out that wasn't the case.
Laris couldn't tell whether Dale was lying to him or not and more so he couldn't disclose the identity of the girl to the other party. Therefore he had to keep his questioning vague and short.
"If it wasn't Dale's team that fought with the treants then who was it? Is there someone else besides us in this forest?... Could it be the adventurers from Mountmend?" after considering the possibility for a while, Laris shook his head.
"No it can't be. If there were adventurers other than us in this part of the forest, then I would have already gotten a report from the guild".
