Li breathed a huge sigh of relief as they walked away from the village. "Phew! I thought we'd never get out of there." Night was already falling, and normally he wouldn't have turned down an offer to stay with someone if the chance arose, but as it was he would rather put as much distance between himself and that old lady as possible. Besides, it wasn't as if he or Mercury were any strangers to camping out or travelling through the night.
Mercury snickered. "Yeah, she really had it in for you, didn't she?"
Li made a face at her. "It's not funny, you know. I was really fearing for my life back there." He shuddered; when he closed his eyes he could still see her glaring at him, wooden spoon in hand.