Litana is excited to see Elisneh, maybe she can at least open these people's eyes when they saw her good heart.

"Then is it possible for us to ask you to guide us to the exit when you are leaving tomorrow?"
"Of course. We have to help each other in times of need."

Litana's gaze became more gentle and warm toward Cale. He was as good of a person as he looked. She probably felt that odd aura around him because he was such a good person.
Cale then had a disappointed look on his face as he looked toward him.

"I'm sorry. I'm sure you had a desperate wish as well."

"That's okay. Elisneh saved us." Litana answered too. Proud at her friend, who sees someone that needs help and does help.

The world needed people like her. If only she was here too this will be enjoyable.

"That is okay. There is nothing I can do about it. I am just glad that I do not need to set the forest on fire."

Litana blink, shocked at the change this early on.

Litana set fire to the forest after the  people that came with her died from hunger.

She went home dissappointed to herself and heart broken for her people. She wasn't able to bring the help they desperately needed at that time. At least until Elisneh came forward herself.

Fire. That word made Cale's eyes sparkle for a moment before it quickly disappeared.

"Fire. It is a very scary word. I can feel how much struggle you must have faced since you are a Southerner who treasures nature."
"Do you know about the south?"
"Not much, but I have read about it in books. I enjoy traveling and love beautiful sights."

– Hoh, I see I see, weak human.

Cale felt the chills after hearing Raon's response but continued to speak as brightly as possible.

"I read about how beautiful the Jungle's mountains, lake and everything else is. Now that we will be able to get out of this Oorim, I plan to visit there in the future."

"That was before the fire that nothing can extinguished." Litana whispered softly, in her mind the lush forest of her home still clear.

What matters is that her people was safe, even if they didn't managed to save a part of the jungle, her people's lives comes first.

"I see."

Litana was full of disappointment, bitterness and sorriness. She could not lie or feign ignorance to this person who was looking forward to the beautiful scenery of the Jungle.
Her subordinates' faces turned gloomy as well.

"Unfortunately, the Jungle you will see once you get out of this Oorim will not be beautiful."
"...What do you mean?"

The Jungle was about a day's worth of travel from Oorim. It was quite wide as it took up the majority of the south. However, why would Litana have come to this Oorim?
It was because it was close to the location of fire.

"There is a fire in the Jungle?"
"What? Then shouldn't you put it out right away?"
"... It is a fire that doesn't spread but also one we cannot put out."

Seeing Cale's chaotic gaze, Litana started to explain about the fire in the jungle.

"One day, Section 1 of the Jungle, oh, the section of the jungle by this Oorim is Section 1, a sudden fire started there. Water, magic, incantations, nothing seemed to work on it. We were very worried, but it just remained in Section 1 without spreading elsewhere."

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