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Even when Edith declared that his story was a lie and that the journey was already becoming boring and someone needed to tell a story, no one found his deed funny, not even the rest of the Vam hunters.
Adam suddenly halted. He looked beyond the woods, and he appeared to see a faraway light. He then looked back at Barnabas, who walked closer behind him at this moment, and Barnabas looked back at Frederick, who then looked back to Edith.
This meant that they were closer to the streets of east Petra and they must be alerted to dangers ahead.
At this period, it was dark, and the sun became an enemy to the sinking evening. Though the men of west Petra knew when the sun set into the sky, they did not have the slight idea when it became dark as a result of the story Edith told.
Their eyesight was flimsy. Yet they walked in the boldness of where to put their foot with each step they took.
