They continued onwards through the forest for minutes on end. It was as if they were walking aimlessly through the trees without a goal in sight.
They were getting further and further away from the castle, which was good because it meant that they were far away from the monstrous creature that resided in it, but it felt as if they were just lost in the woods.
This annoyed Ninth greatly. She wanted to get rid of the Canzer in the formation from the moment she arrived, yet it felt as if they were stuck with her for the rest of the mission.
"Carmine! Are you sure we're going the right way?"
According to Carmine, they had to find this one specific cottage hidden somewhere in the forest. He didn't say why they had to find it, but he said that it was of the utmost importance that they find the cottage before the creature in the cottage finds them.