"It's here."
After reuniting with the familiar Unicorn, the Elf Miss led Shade eastward. She seemed to be in quite a good mood. As she walked beside the Unicorn with her hands behind her back, Shade even saw her occasionally skip a few steps.
The area was all low woodland. Beyond the woods lay open plains used for grazing Unicorns, and farther away, snow-covered mountains lay low as shadows beneath the night.
They had not walked far before spotting a simple wooden Lookout Tower at the outskirts of the woods:
"This is a tower we use for observation when conducting ecological research on Alien Creatures."
Emilia explained briefly. She rode the Unicorn directly up to the top, while Shade climbed the ladder with his cat.
The view from the top was quite open, but Shade still could not spot any area of Spatial Anomaly.
"This passage is very old. I don't know which era it was left behind from, but it definitely isn't from the Sixth Epoch. This will probably be the last time I use this route. But since what happened before is no longer being pursued, I think this is a good outcome too, so you don't need to apologize to me."
As the Elf Girl spoke, she patted the little creature beside her.
"The entrance is hidden, and it can only be found at night. Also, so far, I've discovered that only the horns of female Unicorns can make the entrance Appear. I only learned about this entrance after I once chased Liana around and found her coming here. I've always suspected that the rumors about the Unicorns of Randall River Valley spread because they secretly slipped out."
The young Unicorn understood Emilia's gesture. It lowered its head and gave an "Aang," then its golden horn began