Side Story: Thor, Lukie, and 'The One Who Guides Through the Dark of Night'

"I'd like you to make an item for safety purposes, Thor."

"An item for safety purposes?"

One afternoon, while we were drinking tea in the workshop, Lukie brought up the subject.

"Actually, there's a dangerous place in the mountainous region near the border."

"Yes. I heard about it from the general. It's the place where the forest suddenly ends in a cliff, right? If you're walking along absentmindedly, the ground disappears beneath your feet and you might fall."

"That's right. The nearby villagers also go there to gather things and hunt..."

Lukie began explaining.

Apparently, there was a place in the mountains near the border where villagers went gathering and hunting.

It was rich in nuts and mushrooms, and there were also many animals to hunt.

But there was a dangerous place nearby...