Despite enjoying the panicked expressions that both Bessie and Dahlia wore, Valentina was quick to assuage some of their fears. Their reactions might be enjoyable, but she didn't have any desire to actually distress either of them after all.
"Ok, so before you get more worried than you already are, while what I said might be true, the risk is far less than what you might first expect. You need to understand that the Lukreshes have controlled the forest for millenia and unlike your ordinary adventurer or something, we have access to thousands of years of documentation.
Exposition chapter~~~ (sorry)
I'm looking forward to next chapter though, mwahahaha!
I kinda expected what happens next chapter to happen in this one, but as usualy my writing tends to stretch out more than I intended. Hopefully the stuff was kinda interesting. It's like worldbuilding or somethin', idk
anyways, as always, I hope you're having a wonderful day!