Once they settled down, Potin, Norgolin, and Diana started searching for some hunting prey in the forest. They were very sad that they didn't find good prey, even near this beautiful clearing. However, they found quite a lot of fruit trees, that seemed to be unused; Each time they found something new near this clearing, it became even stranger, leaving them with great worries.

Potin was the most concerned of all and was quite reluctant about something.

''Why so serious, Potin?'' Norgolin asked

''I was thinking about suggesting to stay on that clearing, and make a new village there, but this is just too strange! a beautiful place, with food around it, and a good weather with no dangers! why doesn't any race take that clearing? there must be something very strange going on there'' He explained

''Anyway, it would be even more dangerous going deeper, as we don't know where the other races to this side are situated. So for the moment, the only thing we can do is to wait and see'' Norgolin replied.

''That's right, but we need to prepare for the worst anyway. By the way, I can help on fortifying the place, as I have seen these humans doing it at the Orc tribe''

''Are you serious? That's great! what do we need?''

''If I were to make walls in that clearing, I would need good stone axes to cut trees, strong tree vines, as well as stone shovels to make the foundations''

''That wouldn't be hard, but it would take time...But it would be worth it, so we may start it when we find the girls'' Norgolin concluded.

When they finished talking, they heard some noise nearby, so the group prepared for a fight. However, once they saw who was coming, this wariness disappeared. It was the women group! Despite their number, which had lessened greatly, they were still alive somehow. Laura was leading them, with a tired face and some light injuries, but still able to walk. Alom was with them, not much better; He had some cuts on the abdomen, as well as a beaten face, so hurt that he looked miserable.

Laura went directly to Norgolin and gave him a tight hug, and so did Alom right after. All of them sat down and explained each side's situation. After introducing Potin and telling the group about the fight with the Gorilla, it was the women's turn.

Actually, the group was going well, hidden far behind the fight, but when the Divine Fire Gorilla appeared, the women became apprehensive of what might happen, so Laura and Alom decided to hide in a better place. However, when the group arrived in a certain part of the forest, considerably far from the fight, a group of Iron-Spike Lion; These were a variation of the Spiked Lions, but a lot stronger. Their spikes were almost as strong as Iron, and their skin was as tough as a rock. Alom fought bravely, and Laura helped as much as she could, along with the women but when they managed to defeat the Lions, more than half of the women had perished. After that, they walked without rest until they reached the clearing.

By this time, the entire group just wanted to rest, so Norgolin respected their wish. While they rested, Laura seemed to have endless energy as she made some preparations to help healing her group; It turns out she had collected some medicinal herbs on the way.

''Aren't you tired, Laura? if you teach me the method, I can take your post and make these mixtures...'' Norgolin said, worried about her fatigue.

''Relax. During the trip back, I swore to myself that if I could return to you guys, and you were safe, I would heal each and every injured one. Leave it to me!'' Laura insisted. From what she said, Norgolin concluded it wasn't worth it to pursue the matter any further, so he let her do what she wanted.

Laura kept her word and helped all the injured people heal themselves. All goblins and orcs obviously had at least the concept of gratitude, so they started to like her more and more.

On the next day, Laura had already slept for some time and was ready, so Norgolin called Laura, Diana, Alom, and Potin to discuss important matters; Laura and Alom surprisingly weren't against Potin's participation on the decisions, they seemed to trust Norgolin, as well as Potin's eagerness to help.

''I've called this meeting to decide two things: Whether or not to stay here, and how to build our new village. Any of you have more important topics to add?''Norgolin started. No one talked, so Norgolin proceeded to explain to Laura and Alom the strangeness of this place.

Laura was the first to comment ''Indeed, this place is very suspicious. However, even more dangerous than staying is leaving; If I remember correctly, there were some plants that use a certain aroma to scare monsters around it; Maybe that's the reason, but I have to investigate it properly before jumping into conclusions''

'' That would be good. How about you, Alom?''

''My only concern is that it could be some type of 'border'. If that is true, then this place is some type of checkpoint to at least two races and if we were to stay here, they may discover and be angry that we're occupying their territory, so they may misinterpret it as a challenge. I'm reluctant about it, but from my experiences in these past days, I think nothing scares me more than walking without information in this damn forest, so I vote for staying.'' Alom had a helpless face as he talked; Indeed, no one could blame him, as he had gone through a lot of traumatic experiences in a relatively short time.

''Well, that concludes this matter, as me, Potin, and Diana have already agreed to stay. Next matter is the organization of the new village. Potin has already agreed to help on making a wood barricade or wall, depending on the resources available. Any other suggestions?'' Norgolin asked.