Traps, huh… Anise thought it was kind of weird that they hadn’t been ambushed yet, but it was worth keeping an eye out for stationary traps, too. “Getting tripped up by some cheap trick after coming this far would just suck,” she griped in agreement, giving another sweep with her flashlight to the space behind them. Other than the faint glint of the tracks on the ground, there didn’t seem to be anything noteworthy.

“I wonder how long this goes on…” she mumbled, mostly to herself, as she knew the others wouldn’t have an answer. The area all around the institute was mostly empty, save for the forest and that ruined town. In order to get to anywhere of note, there was a chance that they’d be walking for hours, maybe days, with no idea how close they were to an exit… assuming there was one.

Anise still had plenty of energy left, though, and it was too early to call for a break. All they could do was keep walking forward.