Although the rats had quickly retreated into the wasteland after failing to stop Toz and his cats, the ruckus they caused still didn't go unnoticed. The vast mass of rats traveling along the horizon looked like a storm cloud on the ground from afar. It initially had nearby explorers start falling back when they saw it, but when it disappeared into thin air, the more adventurous people chose to investigate.
There weren't many who were that close to the wasteland, to begin with, and only a small group of three continued all the way to the edge of the grasslands, where they saw the vast wasteland stretch out.
"Isn't the grassy plains supposed to go on for much further than this, Din?" A red-haired young woman said. She was dressed in leather armor and had a sword strapped to her side. The other two in her group seemed to act differently toward her.
