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In the forest, Sylutia walked beneath black, twisted trees, holding a sword in one hand and a woven basket in the other.
Dead leaves carpeted the ground, and most of the branches overhead were bare. Gloomy mist shrouded the woods, making the Woodland below especially dark and deep.
These trees... Sylutia recalled what she had seen in the World of Shadows, though there was no trace of Distortion Aspect Power here.
Perhaps this was the influence of another Aspect Power, she thought.
After walking a few hundred meters farther, she stopped and looked toward the distant woods on her right. The hand holding her sword shifted slightly upward.
What a strange creature, the girl thought. Then she set down the basket in her left hand.
A Red-Cheeked Mongoose darted through the Woodland. Its fur blended with the dim surroundings, and its nimble body slipped between low trees and bushes. Its eyes were bloodred, and its back was covered in short, stiff quills like a hedgehog's.
When the Red-Cheeked Mongoose was about eighty meters from Sylutia, it slowed down. As if it had noticed the girl, it began circling her cautiously. Its steps were light and soundless, and its fur matched the surroundings so well that an ordinary student wouldn't have noticed it at all.
Unfortunately for it, even such careful movements didn't escape Sylutia's notice. To her, the Red-Cheeked Mongoose stood out like a torch in the night. Its Aspect Power and its body heat, so unlike that of the plants, made it conspicuous in its surroundings.
After waiting a while and seeing the Red-Cheeked Mongoose still circling, preparing to attack from behind, Sylutia decided to pick up her basket and move on rather