[Anton's P.O.V.]
"Why are you here? What's with these sacrificial artifacts? Tell me the truth and I'll let you leave this place safely." I tried my best to sound calm.
However, the fear in their eyes did not budge as they turned frightened. The she-wolf trembled as she said, "We're really here to pay our respects to the Moon Goddess. We don't know where they came from, but they were already here when we arrived. We thought that since they were already here, we shouldn't touch them, so we only started a fire..." The more the woman spoke, the more she shrank behind the man.
She didn't look like she was lying. But the Moon Goddess resided in our hearts. Why would one need to pay their respects in such a way? Olly did say that someone had told the couple that they could reduce their suffering if they prayed like this. Who could that person be?
