After spending a few days in the domain, we decided to return home, following Lemeton’s lead.

I was starting to miss the cave. I had been away for far too long. I’m sure the monsters around the area must have increased in number by now.

Unlike when we left separately from the knights, this time we were traveling back together. The previous time, the starting locations were different, so it didn’t matter that we went our separate ways, but now it felt awkward to leave alone.

It almost felt like I was making it obvious that I didn’t want to …