The Elven Village

Luna and I walked side by side along the road leading south.

Even though our group had only grown to three, the atmosphere felt a little different from yesterday.

Luna walked a little ahead of us, occasionally glancing toward the forest beside the road.

She reacted immediately to birdsong and the rustling of bushes, and seemed quite familiar with this forest.

"Do you live around here, Luna?"

"A little farther south. My village is east of the road."

"Is it an elven settlement?"

"That's right. Elves and half-elves live there."

It was probably the settlement the border guard had mentioned.

"So you were on your way back to your village yesterday?"...