The demon scam

You frown a little with pain and say, "We have to stay here and rest for a while..."

Merle nods, looking a bit tired as well.

You sit down and lean back against one of the rocks, closing your eyes half-way to get some rest, though you do not dare to fall asleep. You keep one eye on Merle and the other on the surroundings.

You also take the chance to borrow Merle's hair ribbons to bandage your side with. It's not perfect, but it's a whole lot better than nothing.

After a couple of hours, you get up again and say to Merle, "Are you ready? We should get going."

Merle nods and takes your hand, letting you lead the way through the endless, rocky landscape.

You are not sure how much time that passes, it's hard to keep track of here, and everything looks the same to you, so you're beginning to wonder if perhaps you are walking in cirkles...

When you start to doubt that anything will ever happen again, you finally see a town up ahead.

(Rebember the letter Q.)