>>6070086>>6070137You took a moment to weigh your options.
The church was interesting, but you knew it would be incredibly crowded. Your hands were rather full at the moment-- in a best-case scenario, you might only lose a few berries or have some fruits smushed. It would be best to come back later, either when you had less valuables in hand or when the church was emptier.
The town... you turned to face the monsters, counting them as you went.
The metallic rhinos alone numbered in the double-digits, and you'd seen what one of them could do.
Regardless of protection or possible intention, you decided to leave your research for later. When you hadn't been attacked previous, you'd also held nothing of value. It was very possible that you were now a target since you had an entire bag of produce to your name.
With that, you shuffled away from the crowd and headed back to Cora's home.
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The walk back home was, thankfully, uneventful.
You felt yourself at ease for the first time in days as the now-familiar chattering of man and mon alike faded into the background, the sounds of chaos absconding to leave you with naught but some chirping birds and the upcoming river's quiet ripplings to listen to. Your breaths went from sharp, gasping things to some semblance of normalcy not long after.
Upon making it back to Cora's place, you gave a polite knock (with what little room you had to move your arms) and stepped back.
It took the nurse some time to answer, and when she did so she seemed more surprised than glad to see you. "That was rather quick."
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