"If it's dead... you guys handle it."
Little Red didn't have any particular emotions about it; after all, that thing was meant to be food. She had intended to give it to Colin but realized it wasn't enough and felt a bit embarrassed to offer it.
"It might have had a heatstroke, see if it can be saved."
Colin voiced his opinion.
Afterward, spurred by Colin's initiative, he led the possible heatstroke-afflicted mole to a creek not far from their location.
Unfortunately, they couldn't save it in the end. Colin could only set up a bonfire, together with a few children, he sprinkled salt and cumin while tearfully sending the mole on its last journey...
In the following days, there was still no clear news about the Saintess' visit, but they ended up waiting for another piece of information—
Some monsters from the Catastrophe of the Magic Fog were heading their way for unknown reasons.
