A trick only a smart person can fall for

Our return to the forest was even less eventful than our way to the unscheduled meeting with the princess. 

Despite the rude way in which I left, Etaria opted not to pursue it. And while I couldn't tell what she thought about my threat, I knew better than to remain anywhere near her for the time being. 

As we walked past the crowd of the defeated imperial soldiers, we didn't even need to tell them to open the path again, for they dared not to close it ever since I left. 

Maybe it was because the entire meeting only took a few moments in total? Or maybe, stuck between the forest where all the death came from and my small group that already showcased our ability to serve the same kind of death, they tried not to do anything to make me forget they even existed?

Either way, our return back to the forest was as uneventful as it could get. And it was only once we dove deep between the trees that both Madam and Chris started to talk.