It was definitely much harder to remember where they'd gone before when the soil and the trees looked different in the rain. The dirt was a darker color, and all of the leaves and branches of the trees were pushed down by the weight of the rain. Still, the fact that looked to be getting lusher seemed like a good thing.

If the river ended up flooding, then this place really would be working against them, and Guy would be tempted to just throw in the towel. Why all the clues, and why the time limit, if there wasn't a way to stop all this?

"Yeah. We just need to keep pressing forward, and hopefully we'll see the forest soon." Guy wiped some moisture from his face and let out a sigh. He was freezing in this rain, and he couldn't imagine Anise or Claude felt much better. Both of them were troopers, for pushing themselves so far when they felt ill.