It seemed the unicorns knew distinguished guests had arrived.
The unicorns hiding in the shadows emerged from the woods one after another.
They first let out a few soft cries toward Anderson, and after receiving his affirmative response,
the unicorns nodded toward the three of them in greeting.
"The unicorns in the Forbidden Forest are social creatures. They're greeting you two new guests."
Hearing this, the two girls hurriedly returned the unicorns' greeting.
After seeing off the enthusiastic unicorns,
the three arrived at their destination.
Anderson, who had been leading the way, stopped.
Then he stepped aside, allowing the three to see the sight before them.
The unicorn on the ground looked as though she was about to give birth. She appeared extremely weak and haggard, like a candle flickering in the wind.
Anderson lowered himself and licked his mate, who was kneeling on the ground inside the nest.
She weakly opened her eyes, glanced at the visitors, showed no other reaction, and closed them again.
There was no need to use sensory magic. This unicorn's source of magic was severely depleted.
In other words, this female unicorn did not have enough vitality to survive after giving birth. Even the baby unicorn might die on the spot.
Before Ogg could explain in detail, Luna and Iris both understood what needed to be done.
As for the specific reason—
Luna released Iris's hand, stepped forward, and gently stroked the unicorn on the ground.
"So it really is backlash from a prophecy!"
After carefully examining her, Luna cried out in disbelief. She had already suspected as much when they parted last time.
"Yes. The unicorn herd previously underwent a prophecy ritual. Anderson told me it was to avoid a disaster. The backlash from that prophecy randomly fell upon one member of the