Latte had been following Blood Splatter for about an hour, and the midday sun was beginning to heat the forest around them. He had hoped that the highlands would be cooler, but the humidity trapped the heat making the air suffocatingly hot. He was thankful it had been a week or two since he came up here, the altitude mixed with the heat may have gotten him if he hadn’t. The acro also seemed bothered by the heat, although less so.
“Just a little further, we can rest when we get to t...