Following that, the night passed without incident.
Early the next morning, led by Ecter, everyone packed up the campsite in the forest, extinguished the campfire, and then left the woods.
Reiger trailed behind Ecter and the others, making no close contact with anyone, walking slowly along the road like an outsider.
Tettelot and the Knight didn't seek out Reiger, probably not considering him as one of their own, but rather as a fellow traveler just for the time being, right?
However, their group, too, didn't engage in lively chatter while they walked, except for Tettelot, who was relatively noisy. Ecter and the Knight didn't seem like the type who enjoyed idle talk, so they only responded briefly when Tettelot spoke up, maintaining silence the rest of the time.
Surprisingly, their mode of travel was not by carriage but on foot.
