Jude nodded and closed the map. With Lupo in tow, he walked around the hills near his shelter. Because a big job was waiting for him tomorrow, he did not want to exhaust his stamina today if possible, and he hoped those damn imps were busy and would not show up.
Lupo sniffed a couple of times and went ahead to lead him somewhere.
"Ah, this was the first thing I ever found on these hills."
To his surprise, Lupo led him to the Frozen Berry tree he had stumbled upon on his first day here. On its branch, two plump berries were dangling, ready to be picked.
"...It's strange."
It had been less than a month, but there were already two full grown berries? No matter how he looked at it, the berries on the branch were exactly the same size as the ones he had picked back then.
"How did you grow so fast?"
Perhaps it was because the soil on these hills was so rich, with all the monster droppings and carcasses.
Jude picked the two berries and put them in his backpack.
