Into the Kingdom

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Commanding the hands to dig the sandy ground, he muttered to himself, "... to bury them. We need to let them rest in peace, after all."

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Shizuka and her group swam through a tunnel of darkness, with Nerea leading the way and a waterproof lantern in her hands.

They swang their feet up and down, propelling them forward towards the nearing exit of the tunnel. Zannera's face looked happy the moment he saw light spilling out from the exit ahead of him. "Oh, we're almost out!"

"Don't be too happy," Isseiris chimed in, looking as serious as ever. "We still need to find the inn. If Shizuka can't remember where it is, it'll take us longer than we expected. We need to hurry and find what the queen is hiding."