I turned my head toward the direction Vanilla and Victor were staring, but no matter how hard I looked, there was nothing visible.

What is this? Why are they acting so creepy?

"Miss Cherry, careful. It drops off here," Ethan said, grabbing my arm as I unconsciously tried to move forward.

Startled, I glanced down and saw a steep incline beneath my feet.

Ethan hesitated for a moment before subtly taking my hand. The unexpected touch made me flinch, and I stared at him in surprise.

"We don’t know what’s ahead. It’s dangerous, so hold on tight," he said, his voice calm but betraying an effort to appear composed. He didn’t even meet my eyes, instead awkwardly scanning the surroundings.

"What an enormous place," Theodore remarked, inspecting the area with Nikolai.