Dark Forest Secrets (3)

"Well, you don't get to stay here and play hero—or more realistically, some dumb martyr." Philip frowned. "You didn't sound like you know what you're going to do. Okay, so there's that Dream Eater and then there's something else in the forest too. What are you going to do about it?"

"What Philip is trying to say is that maybe we can change your mind about going back to Nyx. We need allies, people who can change things and that's where we got to go." Anthony said, meaningfully looking back.

"That's…" Lukas sighed and looked at the forest monster he'd just killed. They were still at the entrance of the Dark Forest so that was just one monster, but who knew how many more they probably would have encountered?

"I hope you don't see it as running away or turning back on the people here." Matthew added. "We're doing something that will actually help."