The journey home took less time than either Mel or Domison had expected. Though they ran into light resistance in the form of various mana beasts, they were able to reach the looming car wall of their encampment before the sun reached its peak in the sky. Although the journey back had been filled with mostly silence, the icy air of trepidation between them had melted away with their morning conversation. Domison had even caught Mel with a fierce smile playing across her face and joy twinkling in her eyes while they fought side by side against a group of oversized carnivorous squirrels.