John emerged from the monkeys' cave, thoroughly satisfied.
The terms of the cooperation the Treemonkey King had agreed to were indeed excellent.
By tomorrow, monkeys should be coming to help.
He had also managed to sneak out with dozens of bottles of monkey wine and some Aloeswood.
Navigating the forest at night required Aloeswood; otherwise, the shadows would be omnipresent.
While dispersing the shadows before they could gather was possible, it was nowhere near as convenient as having Aloeswood.
Since the monkeys' territory had plenty of Aloeswood, John unhesitatingly took some and delivered a portion to Isabella and Cecilia.
This way, the other two fortresses would have it on hand for any excursions they might need to make.
Cecilia was resting when she saw the items John had brought, and she was startled.
Isabella was also baffled by where John had gotten these things in the middle of the night.
