----
Orion was worried. The people in Whitepool Vige were
evil, which was why both viges kept to themselves.
Orion said frankly, "You can’t just go to Whitepool Vige
as you please. They are very wary of outsiders. You may
be poisoned unknowingly before you even meet anyone at
the entrance of the vige."
"What? What should we do then?" Xavier frowned. The
Darling family was facing crisis after crisis. Matthew was
missing and Danielle was poisoned.
Orion offered his help, saying, "I’ll send a message to the
chief of Whitepool Vige to see if they will help you. We
don’t usually interact with them, so they may not help us."
“Thank you so much, Chief," Howard said gratefully.
"Chief, why don’t the vigers interact with outsiders?"
Danielle asked in confusion.
----
Orion exined, "Everyone in our
vige, adults and children alike,
know how tograndle venomous
creatures. We are simple people,
and we are-afraid of being exploited
by those with ulterior motives iKwe
go to Re city. We are also afratd that
thespeople in the vige will.gd
astray." Orion was impressed by the
Darling family’s bravery. Usually,
outsiders would be scared when
they found out that the vigers
interacted with venomous creatures.
----
"Chief, have you found my brother, Matthew?" asked
Danielle. She was constantly worried.
Orion shook his head and said
honestly, Teest time your brother
Matthewwas seen, he was in our ~
forbiddef-area. We gathered a few
peopl search nearby this oC
moroing, but we couldn’t findyany
trade of him. I’m afraid it doesn’t
bule well for him."
----
“The forbidden area? Can I enter the vige’s forbidden
area? I want to find Matthew as soon as possible,"Danielle
asked Orion.
“We’ll go look for him together." Howard, Vivian, and Xavier
also had worried looks on their faces.
Orion looked troubled. He exined,
"I’m not theane who sets the rules,
but the reason why it’s calleda = ￠
forbiddefrarea is because it’s very
dangerous. No one from our vige
daré$to go there. No one has ever
cote out of the area alivesS
----
Danielle insisted, "We’re here to find Matthew. No matter
how dangerous it is, we’ll find him. Chief, please take me to
the entrance to the forbidden area. I’ll go in myself."
----
Orion advised against it. "Please think this over carefully. I’ll
help you keep an eye out for Matthew. That ce is really
dangerous, so you really shouldn’t go there.”
Danielle still had a lot to do and couldn’t afford to wait here.
The longer they waited, the higher the chances Matthew
would be in danger.
“Danielle, we’ll go with you. You can’t go in alone," Howard
urged, afraid that Danielle would sneak off on her own.
If Howard hadn’t said this, Danielle would have actually
gone alone. Now she couldn’t sneak away by herself.
Danielle replied, "Alright."
----
Orion said, "Since all of you’ve made up your minds, get
ready. I’ll take you there. But remember, you muste
back before sunset regardless of whether or not you find
Matthew. You must remember this."
Orion was worried about their safety.
"Chief, don’t worry. I’m wearing a watch." Xavier showed
Orion the watch on his wrist.
Orion rode a tricycle and sent the Darling family to the
mountains outside the vige. They arrived at arge
entrance to a cave. Orion said, "This is as far as I can take
you. Be careful and stay safe."
“Thank you, Chief." Danielle thanked Orion with a nod.
Outside the cave, Danielle reminded them, "Mom, Dad,
Xavier, stay behind me. I’ll lead the way. Be careful not to
get separated when we’re inside."