However, after asking the locals, Ruby found out that the Dreadmire village was still much farther than she expected.
She walked back to their car, where Julian was waiting, and opened the door. "The village is still far away," she said, sliding into the driver's seat with a small sigh. "I think we should visit the Ghost God Temple first."
Julian nodded in agreement. "Yeah, that's better. After coming back from the village, we'll probably be too tired to go anywhere else."
"Do you have the address?" Ruby asked, glancing over at him.
"Yeah, I wrote it down," Julian replied. He leaned over his seat and reached into the backseat where he'd kept his small bag. After digging inside for a moment, he pulled out a slightly crumpled page.
"Here," he said, handing it to her.
Ruby took the paper, unfolding it carefully. Her eyes scanned the rough handwriting—an address and a few landmarks were noted down in Julian's neat but slightly shaky style.
