Under Lyra's steady gaze, Mandy felt all her worries laid bare. Lyra was right; they were the weakest team.
Unlike teams led by Zinnia or Thierry, who could hold their own in a fight, Mandy and Lyra couldn't afford any slip-ups.
Mandy wanted to praise Lyra's for being touch in such circumstances, but she remembered Lyra's earlier coughing and held back.
Mandy felt that the true weak link was herself. So, she decided to trust Lyra's judgment, saying, "I'll stick with you and try not to slow us down."
Lyra nodded. "Let's get moving."
They packed up, grabbed sturdy sticks to use as walking poles, and then they started their trek through the jungle's fallen leaves.
Planet Nagano, a newly developed world in the Alliance, had vast forests that were still mostly untouched. The towering trees reached nearly a hundred meters, with roots that twisted and intertwined like thick snakes.
