In the morning, Sunny observed the movements of the Snow figures tensely. The Clockwork Giant was still in pursuit, occupying the volcano they had just left. The Snow Devil, meanwhile… remained where it had been, choosing not to abandon the Axis Tree.
Sunny let out a relieved sigh.
At this point, his position on the board was still precarious. He needed three moves to reach the Shrine of Truth — and so did the Snow Devil. Considering that it had the initiative, though, the guardian of the Axis Tree would have arrived there first if it wanted to.
Now that it had skipped a move, though, Sunny had the initiative and would reach the Shrine sooner.
It was a bit unnerving, really, because he could not help but question the behavior of the enemy.
