361 CCCLXI. Something To Go On

"Let's walk along this rock face... it should lead us to the coast. Seeing the sea, it will be easier for us to orient!" Dag exclaimed, urging his allies not to stray too far from the tunnel so that they can find their way back in the event of a strategic retreat.

Without saying anything, Master Kjell had carried with him a long chain, which he had rolled around his shoulders.

He untied it and wedged one of its ends to a rock at the entrance to the tunnel leading to the cave.

"What are you doing?" Sander asked, who was walking next to him.

"In this way, if we don't find shelter for the night, we'll be able to get back in there. We just have to find a place where to tie the other side of the chain so that we can walk the path backward" he explained, who had thought about this important detail, not wanting to risk losing his soldiers to the penetrating cold.