Rowan and his soldiers marched through the village and arrived at the dark forest.
The villagers weren't worried about the marching anymore.
Usually, they would feel a bit scared and worried, thinking a war was ongoing.
But after learning that the soldiers were going to hunt, their worries reduced, and they only wished them a safe and successful hunting journey.
When they arrived at the entrance of the forest, some of the soldiers halted, thinking they would be hunting at the same spot as the last time—a few of them were slightly afraid of stepping inside the dark forest, especially those from Winterseed II.
Rowan noticed this and quickly announced that their hunt was going to be within the forest.
Most of them would have liked to disagree, but they ended up agreeing anyway—the road to becoming unnaturally stronger was never meant to be easy.