He was keeping careful watch of the map, making sure they weren't losing their way.
"It's only an hour more," he finally spoke up, looking up from the map, "Besides, I'd prefer to just walk the distance anyway. We're going to make it early, and I like being in control of my movement."
"As cautious as ever," Korain smirked.
"Ain't he?" Archie laughed.
Surprisingly, there weren't any monsters of note on their path to the marked location on the map besides practically harmless slimes and scaled newts that were less than half of any of their levels.
[Feeble Slime | Level 5]
"Think it's worth killing any of these things?"
As Korain posed his question, he nonchalantly kicked one of the translucent blobs of blue gel, causing it to bounce over the dirt trail like a bouncy ball.
"I'd bet against it," Archie said, "though, I think I'll take one of these sticky fellas!"
"'Take one'?" Korain watched him.