Chapter 38

• The afternoon went by, with everyone peacefully riding their horses or making them run for a while, for a change of pace. Sarutahiko Okami was in the middle of the group with Suijin, and Alex was at the back, with Anika Wright happily chatting with him, while he listened to her very attentively. Okami frowned, because she wasn't liking to see him so interested in the conversation of another woman, but she then noticed that from time to time, Alex's Magic increased a little, as he sent a gush of air to the path behind them, like if he was searching for something.
• Okami disguised a smile. She understood that even if he seemed focused on that annoying Mermaid, it was only a facade because he was deeply concentrated on the wolves and the Humans that were following them.
• When they finally reached the rock wall that Sarutahiko Okami described, Gabriel Dawson began searching for wood for the fire, and Okami rode her deer to a few metres ahead in the clearing. She dismounted and placed her hand on the ground, creating a large semicircular canyon as protection. She then mounted the deer again and returned. When the others were looking at her in amazement, she made a slight movement with her open palm pointing to the canyon, and a tall rock wall appeared that separated them from the canyon.