"The sunlight cannot penetrate the deep forest."
This ancient proverb, describing the Hillevig Mountain Range's abundance yet the hunter's inability to find food, is being validated in another way.
The land without light is shrouded in darkness, distant forest shadows and hills hard to distinguish, like a moonless night.
Almost nothing can be seen or heard; the complete silence is oppressive, only the broken path built by predecessors guides Lu Li, bringing sound.
This broken path that stretches for over ten miles connects the coast to Niss Town.
Occasionally, stones on the road are kicked away, rolling far. Sometimes, they are bones, slender and dense, resembling fish bones. After moving approximately two miles peacefully amidst the oppression, Lu Li sees the owner of these fish bones: the skull of a Frog Fish Person without its lower jaw.
