The monster den

Maki turned to Rina, tears welling up in her eyes. "I'm sorry, Rina. I never wanted to put you in danger like this. If I had known that my powers would bring trouble, I never would have accepted them," she said, her voice shaking with emotion. Rina placed a comforting hand on Maki's shoulder. "It's not your fault, Maki. You can't control who you are. And besides, I'm grateful to have you as my friend, powers or no powers. We'll face this together, okay?"

Maki nodded, feeling a surge of gratitude and love for her best friend. She knew that she could always count on Rina to stand by her side. As the morning rose, Maki and Rina talked about a place Maki had heard of. There were tales about a land where only witches lived, and their goal was to go there. but she didn't know where to begin. Maki and Rina decided to go north in search of the land of witches. They packed their bags and set out early in the morning, determined to find the answers they were seeking. As they traveled, they asked everyone they met if they had heard of the land of witches. Most people had not, but a few offered vague rumors and tales of a distant place where magic was celebrated and embraced. "They couldn't find any clues other than rumors, so they decided to go south. However, their journey was interrupted by a monster den. Maki and Rina decided to go around the mountain, but there seemed to be no way around other than inside the den. They were very scared to go in, but Maki thought that if they didn't make too much noise, they wouldn't be noticed. But as they were almost at the outside, an orc appeared in front of them. They ran, but while they were running, they made a lot of noise and more monsters kept appearing. Rina tripped over a tree root. Maki returned to save her, but they were trapped by the monster.