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Christian feels the changes that this place has on him. Noticing that his friend has come too close to the edge, the ranger grabs him and pulls him away from the abyss.
- Are you okay?

- We shouldn't have listened to you; we just wasted our time, - sighed Dalia, - we need to go back before anyone else collapses.

Leona's cold is progressing into a severe fever (all stats -40%, satiety recovers twice as slowly).

Feeling the heat, the girl became nervous. She really didn't want to bother the others, as she wanted to help as much as possible. But it seemed there was no other choice.
-- I'm sorry, I have to go back to camp. But I... If you... That is, these are my problems, and you can continue on your way, that's what I wanted to say.

- We shouldn't have listened to you, we just wasted time, - sighed Dalia, - we need to go back before anyone else gets sick.

-- Good, that's for the best.

Nozenrotets grabs him and pulls him away from the edge of the cliff.

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Christian feels the changes that this place has on him. Noticing that his friend has come too close to the edge, the wanderer grabs him and pulls him away from the abyss.
- Are you okay?

-I-I think so... I feel strange... very strange, and I want to go there - Le'Rau waved his hand towards the cliff. - We need to leave this place.

- Yes, I felt something strange too. It seems that's why Haven collapsed. We need to go down, - before leaving, Christian surveyed the hill for anything unusual.

-Yes, you look terrible. - the dwarf remarked. -Head east; it's not as damp there. We'll try to explore the south, and if it's no good, we'll probably have to return the same way. Hopefully, we'll meet in a safe place, closer to the camp. I swear by my beard, I won't suggest anything again! So much time wasted...
Is that correct?

- Alright, I'll trust you one last time. Dorin and I are heading further south. Leona is returning.

- Yes, I felt something strange too. It seems that's why Haven fell. We need to go down, - before leaving, Christian looked around the hill for anything unusual.

Christian didn't see anything strange.

But just in case, I'll reveal that the hill's willpower throw is 1-50.

A rather imposing hill, though.

After descending, Christian told his companions about what had happened upstairs and the possible cause of Haren's death.

Benjiro, with his head tilted back, watched what was happening at the summit. When he saw Le'Rau and Christian returning, he went back to sorting through Haren's belongings. 16 stones, 4 provisions, a staff... "You say we need to be more careful, Le'Rau? Then do we even need the stones? This is the Dark Lands; you can't survive on caution alone," he said, handing him 8 of Haren's stones. "Use them carefully and for the benefit of your comrades."

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He took the remaining stones for himself. He divided the provisions among the four of them (excluding Le'Rau, who wouldn't take any anyway). And now he was thoughtfully turning the staff in his hands. "A beautiful toy. But useless."

- We can give the order to the Haven as proof of Haren's death, or to his relatives if they appear, - Havkgaard suggested, pointing to the staff. - Such things can be valuable as a memento of someone.

Having collected the stones, Le'Rau pondered.
-We've surveyed the hill, but what if someone stumbles upon it after we leave? We need to leave some kind of sign to deter them. And at the same time, we should decide where to go next...

- Not south.