Parker expressed skepticism: "That bad-tempered little girl might actually like someone, ouch—"
The Papalarian took a heavy hit on the head from a tin can that flew from who knows where.
...
Mr. Greyrock seemed to move forward slowly, but the scenery around him retreated quickly.
As they walked in the direction of the Ash Woods, the surroundings became increasingly desolate, a barren land, with only a black rock wall protruding from the snow in the distance, forming a valley. The beasts of burden were slowly entering the valley, and in the distance, there was not a trace of vegetation, only the white snow and steep, strange rocks rising and falling.
According to local legend, a hundred years ago, the Dragon Slaying Hero Yoshude killed the Evil Dragon here, and dragon flame burned everything, resulting in the formation of the Ash Woods.
