Amane took in the new and changed world every step she walked. The forest looked untouched at first, but something was unsettling about the air around the room.
It felt as if someone was always looking at her and observing her. And that caused Amane to tense up as she walked further.
"Ah, did you feel the presence of our guardian as well? The goddess of this forest is our patron, so no one should bother us from now on. She is watching you because you are a new face."
Kristia explained, and that did not seem to be the case. There was something…maleficent about that gaze. The goddess was not a decent person, and she had a lot of hidden agendas in her heart.
But since she had not revealed anything to anyone, convincing others about this would be impossible.
"I thought that you were fighting against the tyranny of the gods. But you ended up accepting the help of a god. What if you get betrayed by these gods?"
