"I want to return to the tribe."
Shivana surveyed the surrounding fog, knowing she could lose her way in the forest at any moment, then finally looked at Tang Qi.
"I remember this place. When that person teleported us here before, this was where we appeared.
She gave me an eye and said it would let me travel through the forest without getting lost, but I've lost that eyeball."
Only then did Tang Qi realize that Stella apparently hadn't left the construct eyeball behind when she departed.
The mental exhaustion from repeatedly expending spell slots had probably made her forget.
Fortunately, with the [Guide] feat, he no longer needed to worry about losing his way.
But Tang Qi remained cautious about returning to the tribe.
"Don't you understand yet? Dragon Gold City never intended to let your tribe survive—
They tricked you into coming here just to use you to raze Star Plum Town.
You've been away from the tribe for at least half a month, haven't you? Do you really expect that disorganized rabble to stay united without their chieftain?
Given the nature of beastfolk, they might already have splintered over a shortage of food and started killing each other, or gotten lost while hunting in the forest and died beneath some tree..."
"With that old hag Babaya around, the tribe won't fall apart,"
Shivana said with certainty.
"She might be a rotten old mushroom, ugly and stinking, but she knows how to win people over."
"Is that the old goblin you mentioned?"
Gravel suddenly asked, forcing himself to sit up.
Tang Qi exchanged a glance with him and quickly understood what he was thinking.
He turned back to Shivana.
"Sounds like you and she don't get along?"
"That old hag doesn't have the strength to be chieftain, yet