Book 18 Chapter 3: Part 2
After a while, Gelganger’s main body came down from the sky. It landed close by and changed to human form.
“I apologize for the wait. I have scanned the area again while descending, but could not see any buildings of note, after all.”
“We’ve got nothing better than your detection abilities then. We’re going to stand guard, so please focus on that.”
“Very well. Never would I have dreamed to have the honor of being escorted by a High Human, though.”
Gelganger finished its words with a smile.
Its expression looked perfectly human: Shin had the feeling that after meeting them, Gelganger was resembling a normal human being more and more. Its expressions and gestures were completely natural.
“Shall I start right now?”
“Yeah, but today we’re only going as far as we can while being able to come back here before nightfall. I want to see how this forest changes during the night before we set out for real.”
What the group was facing was not any normal forest, but one created by a Boundary Guardian in a Sacred Place.