Miss Benanis didn't intend to cover the traces of their group at all; in fact, she deliberately made sure that any potential intruders knew there were people here, so she was not the least bit panicked.
The intruders who had touched the outer perimeter also realized the confidence of those camping here. They too did not continue to hide themselves but instead walked openly from the woods to the edge of the campsite.
Shard was quite hopeful to see among them a professor from the "Truth Society," dressed in a well-tailored suit and glasses, as he had many questions to ask Miss Pavo, who retreated at the end of the Pantanal battle. Unfortunately, the five people who appeared at this moment didn't resemble any members of the Truth Society.
Among the five, there were four men and one woman, the youngest looking to be over thirty. They all wore black cloaks to ward off the cold, led by an old gentleman in his fifties with half-white hair.
