> Yeesh, are we not at the Bamboo Forest yet?
>No you're not at the bamboo forest, what is it with this woman and walking?
>You make your way into the Forest of Magic shortly, and the two of you travel in silence as she leads you along the road past Kourindou a little ways, before splitting off and heading into the forest. After fighting through a bit of brush, you find yourself on a winding path. In the distance, you can occasionally hear faeries squabbling, while it's already as dark as midnight under the forest canopy. Crickets and other insects sing, while you can hear a couple birds and the occasionally owl. Every so often, you see a rabbit or raccoon skitter out of your path, while the faeries seem to be content to stay distant.
>After walk for a little bit, bamboo shoots appearing among the trees, and quickly begin to choke everything out. Soon, there is only bamboo around you, and the trail vanishes entirely. The bamboo forest is much quieter; while insects continue to trill away, there's not nearly so much in the way of animal noises. The rustle of wind through the towering bamboo provides the only other noise. Looking up, you can see bits of the sky in the night through the stalks, and see it is well and truly night. A full moon softly sheds its light. Turning your attention toward the ground, you quickly becoming very lost. All the bamboo looks the same, and you have no idea how Mokou is deciding when to turn, aside from periodically reaching a stand so thick that you can't push your way through it.
>After an indeterminate length of time, Mokou says, "That's it up ahead," while pointing forward into the bamboo. "Do whatever you're going to do before heading in." Looking ahead, you can't see anything.
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