They realized that, although they were in a dense forest area within the wall, there was actually a wide avenue that greeted them. It was around eight or nine meters wide—which was really wide—and it looked like a pathway leading to either a fantasy land or somewhere creepy.
It also reflected the duality of what they were feeling now. They were now obviously in a safer place, at least compared to the outside, but how—being around scary aborigines—would their lives be after?
Somehow they encountered Tim and Hana again, which was… awkward. They just nodded at each other as if they didn't just say their goodbyes in vague terms and pretended to just be two groups walking along the same path to keep the peace.
They continued to walk on with uncertainty in their steps and soon, they encountered their first foragers in the forest.
"Excuse us," Atlas called the nearest person, and they looked over before walking towards them.
