After leaving the village, they all crossed the grassland. Eva and the other girls were still silent, not speaking at all. Ard, who was walking at the very front, looked back, and all the girls, including Eva, immediately turned their faces away, avoiding his gaze. A confused Ard looked ahead again, then he glanced at Geoffrey, Ainsley, and Irwin walking beside him.
"What the heck is going on? Are they giving me the cold shoulder now?" Ard asked.
"Don't worry about it, bro. Just relax," Geoffrey replied, patting Ard's back.
"Yeah, just let them be. We're heading to Claudia's village now, right?" Ainsley added, adjusting his glasses.
"Do you know where Claudia's village is?" Irwin asked Ainsley.
"Hmm... I'm not sure, but to the east of the Ateras Kingdom capital, there's a pretty large barbarian tribe settlement, and judging by the direction we're walking, we're heading there now," Ainsley answered.
