While the Terran refugees from downstream fell into confusion about their new home, the Aborigine refugees from upstream of the river were still fighting for their lives.
They had been traveling for a long time now.
From the few hundred or so people they had when they left their village, they lost about a third. If they hadn't even accidentally burned a good part of the forest to block the way (with flames also eating up a few of them) there would've been a lot less.
"No territories yet?" Shinho asked the scouts who were holding the torches to brighten up their way. They continued looking forward along the dense but dry forests, shaking their heads in the end.
"No… and the torch is losing oil. We're running out, Shinho," one said, looking worriedly at his fire.
It was then that another gust of wind passed by, causing a few torches to die down. "AH!"
"Oh no!"
