The grass and shrubs beneath their feet grew unevenly. There were few berries in the bushes beside the forest path, and the sunlight was no longer as dazzling or warm as before.
If the air in the south had been filled with a sweet fragrance, then here it had been replaced by the crisp, cool scent of pine, even though the nearby trees were not pines.
There was no sign of habitation. Although they happened upon a herd of Unicorns drinking by the river, the moment those elegant, beautiful creatures saw the squirrel, they opened their mouths wide and screamed like donkeys. Terror on their faces, they bolted into the distance. Some even leaped straight into the river and swam away underwater.
"What terrible things have you been doing? Those Unicorns looked at you like they'd seen Odin."
Su Ming watched the cloud of dust left behind by the panicked horses and asked the woman in the red dress with an amused smile.
Thick-skinned Ratatoskr did not change expression. Walking through the woods in her sky-high heels as though she were strutting down a runway, she led the way and replied indifferently:
"A few days ago, I wanted to make a rug, so I came here and plucked some fur from their tails to weave one myself. Who knew they'd be so stingy? It's been two days, and they still remember it. Still, it was thanks to my trip here that I discovered Ulik's trail."
After hearing that, Carol took another careful look at the Unicorns' fleeing backs and realized that none of them had tails. Their backsides were completely bare.
Everyone knew that Unicorns had rainbow-colored tails, which left dreamy trails of light when they ran. They should not have been kicking up clouds of dust like this.
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