NARRATOR

Drakkar warned the healer, who had already shifted back to her human form.

Gertrudis and Nana had nowhere else to go either.

"Alright," both of them said, and they were led to the back of the cave through a well-camouflaged crack.

Drakkar pushed aside the curtain of leaves they’d woven to mask the scents.

They passed through the passage, and both women arrived in a whole new world.

Through the cave network, they had discovered a cavern with a vent, free of gases and heat.

Not only did they have hot springs to bathe and boil leaves, but also better-made huts crafted with pelts, bones, and wood.

Best of all, they hunted powerful creatures despite having few warriors, but nothing could stand against their new weapons.

Gertrudis held back from asking questions.

Especially because of the hostile glares from the women chiseling stone molds.

All of this progress had been brought by Lyra in just a few days.

She told everyone that the dagger was made in these caves, not traded at the