After passing through the Secret Passage, the group truly arrived directly outside the pyramid, so they no longer needed to embark on the "Giant Graveyard Adventure."
They had even been prepared for another attack from the Magic Eye atop the pyramid, but when they turned around, the black pyramid had vanished without a trace.
Gravestones of all sizes filled the surroundings, with White Fog drifting among them. A candlestick stood before the gravestone at their feet, and with no wind, its flame did not flicker.
"It feels like a dream. We broke into the tomb of the ancient Giant King, learned why the Giant Kingdom fell, and finally escaped with the secret treasure."
Miss Liard spoke softly, while Miss Violet looked around and reminded them:
"Let's go back first. The gains from this trip were fairly good. Shade, how long can you stay here?"
"Less than twenty minutes."
She took Shade's hand, having decided not to let go until he left.
The Compass that had guided the four of them here had disappeared at some point, so Sister Belen led everyone back to Gravedigger's Cabin. On the way back, the scenery along the route changed once again. Though they did not encounter the group of "Death Frogs" again, they came across a group of "plants."
They looked like sunflowers, more than twenty of them in all, but each one was taller than Shade. Where the sunflower heads should have been were the faces of the dead.
The "sunflowers" swayed faintly in the mist. Since they did not know what they were, Sister Belen led everyone around them. Only after returning to Gravedigger's Cabin did they learn from the Hound mother and daughter what they were:
"These are Ghostface Sunflowers, a specialty of this land of the dead. They do not