Lia didn't rush to the castle. Instead, she found a place to rest and fill her stomach.
As soon as the sky darkened, Lia moved. Her figure darted through the quiet forest as she headed towards the castle.
Meanwhile, the three people in the castle assumed Lia must have died under their beasts' attacks, so they didn't bother informing their clan leader of her appearance, considering it unimportant.
However, the thought that the beasts hadn't returned for days briefly crossed their minds. Still, they shrugged it off, assuming the beasts were probably feasting in the forest.
They went about their daily routine of training newly contracted beasts.
The wolf they were in charge of lay weakly on the ground, already beaten and poisoned into submission.
After a day's work, they returned to their quarters to rest for the night.
Unknown to them, Lia, whom they had assumed was dead, was currently sneaking into the castle.
