After thinking for two seconds, Alice realized she didn't know what to say. So, to ease the awkwardness, she held out the hand carrying her lantern.
Ouroboros looked at the lantern in her hand. After a brief thought, he lightly shook the hand holding his own lantern twice, as though saying that he already had one.
During that brief interlude, Alice quickly decided what to do next—having already come this far, she planned to follow him to the Sanctuary and take a look.
Time in the Forsaken Land of the Gods was far too vague compared to the outside world. Alice wasn't sure what time it was outside, and as an Angel who neither grew sleepy nor hungry, she had no way of judging the time through her body. Otherwise, she would be asking for a meal or a nap right now.
I wonder what there is to eat in the Forsaken Land of the Gods... Hmm, I remember Little Sun and the others ate Black-faced Grass back then... Uh, did I forget to say hello to Little Sun?
Alice blinked twice and decided to focus her attention on Ouroboros. She tilted her head and imitated his tone.
"I, too, shall forever follow Mr. Fool."
"...?" Ouroboros quietly looked at her. After thinking for a moment, he nodded, as though affirming her words.
Alice finally felt a faint sense of collapse. She realized that if she didn't do something, Ouroboros could stand here watching her until she agreed to follow him.
As for running away, in the Forsaken Land of the Gods, where she had lost her Teleportation ability, Alice raised a hand and compared the positions of her and Ouroboros's waists. She decided that she probably couldn't outrun him.
Wait, should I be comparing the length of the snake's