"If there were many things—different species gathered together—there would definitely be fighting. But there isn't a sound right now, which means there's only one animal ahead of us," Uchiha Madara said.
The Blue-Feathered Griffin also sensed whatever was ahead. It shifted uneasily, warning the two of them of the danger they were about to face.
"The Blue-Feathered Griffin has really had it rough. Ever since it started following the two of us, it's been scared out of its wits all the time. The Blue-Feathered Griffin seems like such a timid animal," Uchiha Madara said.
"It's not timid at all. Blue-Feathered Griffins are trained by holy knights from the moment they are born. They follow holy knights through life-and-death battles. Unless they encounter an extremely dangerous creature, they wouldn't act like this," Belaque said.
"Another dangerous creature, huh?" Uchiha Madara said helplessly. "I've realized that the two of us have terrible luck. Everything we run into is always troublesome."
"It's not that our luck is bad. The road to Winterfort was dangerous to begin with. It's not just us—everyone who goes to Winterfort has probably gone through this," Belaque said.
"No wonder Winterfort is famous for being dangerous across your continent," Uchiha Madara said with a smile.
Uchiha Madara had already seen the enormous creature ahead.
Though he had only seen it once before, Uchiha Madara was quite familiar with this gigantic creature.
Belaque also saw the incomparably huge figure ahead and shook her head helplessly.
"Could this be the fate between the two of us and it? We were bound to meet again sooner or later," Belaque said.
"What do we do now? Last time, you told me to protect animals. This time, it came looking for us on its own," Uchiha Madara said.
"This is already an extremely rare