His calm reply caused Lyra to laugh awkwardly.

"...Fair point."

Without wasting any more time, the trio quickly harvested the monster’s valuable materials before continuing deeper into the forest, their footsteps once again disappearing beneath the dense canopy of trees.

After a few hours of fruitless search, night fell.

Rowan quickly set up a tent, founding a good place for it, while Raymond lit the fire nearby for the light.

Lyra also wasn’t idle as she scouted the clearing eliminating any pitiful being came into her hawk sharp gaze.

Crack

The burning wooden branches glowed in amber and orange as the fire crackeled between them.

Silence reigned for a moment then, Lyra broke it.

"Well that was easy." She said, slinging her bow back on her shoulder.

"True and our teamwork wasn’t that bad." Rowan complimented.

Silence reigned over the forest for a few moments.

The only sounds that remained were the rustling leaves overhead and the trio’s steady breathing after the brief fight.

It was Lyra who finally broke the silence.

"Well, that was easier than I expected," she said with a satisfied smile as she slung her bow over her shoulder.

Rowan nodded in agreement while wiping the blood from his sword before sliding it back into its sheath.

"True," he said. "And for a team that has only just met, our coordination wasn’t bad either."

Lyra chuckled.

"I’ll take that as a compliment."

"It was."

Her smile widened slightly before she turned toward Raymond.

"What do you think?"

Raymond looked down at the boar’s corpse for a brief moment before answering.

"Our teamwork was good."

He paused, recalling the short battle.

"Rowan kept the monster occupied from the front while you restricted its movements with your arrows. That gave me enough openings to attack."

His gaze shifted between the two.

"The roles were clear."

"And because of that, none of us got in each other’s way."

Rowan gave a small nod.

"That was the idea."

Most adventurer parties failed not because they lacked strength, but because they lacked coordination.

Three people attacking however they pleased often created more problems than advantages.

Fortunately, that wasn’t the case here.

Although it was their first battle together, each person had naturally settled into a role.

Rowan acted as the frontline.

Lyra provided support from a distance.

And Raymond adapted wherever an opening appeared.

It wasn’t perfect.

But it worked.

Lyra stretched her arms before grinning.

"Well then, let’s hope every monster we meet is that cooperative."

Raymond looked at the deep gouges carved into the ground by the boar’s charge and then at the broken arrowhead lying nearby.

"I wouldn’t count on it."

His calm reply caused Lyra to laugh awkwardly.

"...Fair point."

Without wasting any more time, the trio quickly harvested the monster’s valuable materials before continuing deeper into the forest, their footsteps once again disappearing beneath the dense canopy of trees.Silence reigned over the forest for a few moments.

The only sounds that remained were the rustling leaves overhead and the trio’s steady breathing after the brief fight.

It was Lyra who finally broke the silence.

"Well, that was easier than I expected," she said with a satisfied smile as she slung her bow over her shoulder.

Rowan nodded in agreement while wiping the blood from his sword before sliding it back into its sheath.

"True," he said. "And for a team that has only just met, our coordination wasn’t bad either."

Lyra chuckled.

"I’ll take that as a compliment."

"It was."

Her smile widened slightly before she turned toward Raymond.

"What do you think?"

Raymond looked down at the boar’s corpse for a brief moment before answering.

"Our teamwork was good."

He paused, recalling the short battle.

"Rowan kept the monster occupied from the front while you restricted its movements with your arrows. That gave me enough openings to attack."

His gaze shifted between the two.

"The roles were clear."

"And because of that, none of us got in each other’s way."

Rowan gave a small nod.

"That was the idea."

Most adventurer parties failed not because they lacked strength, but because they lacked coordination.

Three people attacking however they pleased often created more problems than advantages.

Fortunately, that wasn’t the case here.

Although it was their first battle together, each person had naturally settled into a role.

Rowan acted as the frontline.

Lyra provided support from a distance.

And Raymond adapted wherever an opening appeared.

It wasn’t perfect.

But it worked.

Lyra stretched her arms before grinning.

"Well then, let’s hope every monster we meet is that cooperative."

Raymond looked at the deep gouges carved into the ground by the boar’s charge and then at the broken arrowhead lying nearby.

"I wouldn’t count on it."

His calm reply caused Lyra to laugh awkwardly.

"...Fair point."

Without wasting any more time, the trio quickly harvested the monster’s valuable materials before continuing deeper into the forest, their footsteps once again disappearing beneath the dense canopy of trees.Silence reigned over the forest for a few moments.

The only sounds that remained were the rustling leaves overhead and the trio’s steady breathing after the brief fight.

It was Lyra who finally broke the silence.

"Well, that was easier than I expected," she said with a satisfied smile as she slung her bow over her shoulder.

Rowan nodded in agreement while wiping the blood from his sword before sliding it back into its sheath.

"True," he said. "And for a team that has only just met, our coordination wasn’t bad either."

Lyra chuckled.

"I’ll take that as a compliment."

"It was."

Her smile widened slightly before she turned toward Raymond.

"What do you think?"

Raymond looked down at the boar’s corpse for a brief moment before answering.

"Our teamwork was good."

He paused, recalling the short battle.

"Rowan kept the monster occupied from the front while you restricted its movements with your arrows. That gave me enough openings to attack."

His gaze shifted between the two.

"The roles were clear."

"And because of that, none of us got in each other’s way."

Rowan gave a small nod.

"That was the idea."

Most adventurer parties failed not because they lacked strength, but because they lacked coordination.