We rushed off towards the forest, I could smell the smoke from the intersection.
I decided to pay the church a visit, though,
Jonel was inside, he thanked me for giving a prayer before heading off into the forest. To be honest, I just came in for the frog, but I decided to humor him.
Outside, Ed was blocking a few people from heading into the forest. He let me through though.
"Tnilf!" he said, "Thank heavens you're here! I think Lighter and Fuel are still stuck inside the forest! Don't worry, I'll hold back these rubberneckers, you just hurry and find them!"
At least someone appreciates me.
Thomas and I ran off into the forest proper, and the smoke started to become thicker and thicker.
A few people were ahead of us in helping out, Mike was one of them.
"I THOUGHT I saw someone as manly as me walking this way." You better believe it, bub. He went on: "Here Tnilf, I have something for you. Let this slightly unclean and not very tasty cookie be of use.
........
Please, let it be of use."
He kind of shoved it in my hands and ran off back to the village, so I suppose I had no choice but to accept. It was covered in soot too, so I'm pretty sure I just took the guy's trash off of him.
There were a few bats in the way, but I pushed them aside. With no help from Thomas, of course.
I took that bat's bread, too.
Further on in the forest I found this bracelet. I put it on so I wouldn't forget to give it to Awanih when she and the kids got back.
Much to Thomas' chagrin, I stopped by the hot springs before heading back. He was mad at me at first.
Then he calmed the hell down (The hot springs act as an Inn, spending 5 seconds in it fully restores your HP (And maybe PP too? Flint has 0 in the first place.))
There were a few more bats in the way, Thomas insisted he help so I let him.
He didn't last long.
Up ahead I found Bronson, he tried to keep going but fell on the ground.
"Gaah! I've breathed in too much smoke! Lighter and his son Fuel aren't back yet! I'm pretty sure they're stuck inside the forest! *cough* *cough*. Don't worry about me, go help them!"
So we did. The flames were intense here, there were bits of fire just strewn about.
(Note that stepping in the fires actually do a point of damage, so don't do that too often.)
eventually we came across a small clearing, and this weird, masked guy came up with a box.
He started unlocking it....
OH GOD NOT THE BEES.