With nightfall approaching and the elder going nowhere fast, you suggest helping him reach Final Rest by letting him ride in the cart. The latter, at a glance, only contains a bag of rice and a couple of jars, leaving plenty of room for a passenger.

Moonflower: "Ooh, good idea!"

Honourshine: "Is that alright...?"

Elder: "Hah? I feel like I had something in mind, but it just slipped away."

You tell the old stallion that you and your friends were offering to pull the cart while he rests in it. At that, he upnods as though he had just recalled something, then he begins to slowly — excruciatingly slowly — rise to his hooves.

Elder: "My legs aren't what they used to be. Ahh, when did I get so old? It feels like just yesterday, I could still till a field in a day. Well, well, well..."

You step forward to help the stallion into the cart, but before you can so much as try, your sprite companion emits a high-pitched ringing sound that stops you in your tracks.

Tsu-Ko: "Mind your manners; no magic."

You blink, then nod, realizing that levitation has become second nature to you. Moonflower joins you in giving the elder a helping hoof while Honourshine picks up the cart's traces.

The stallion feels grievously light to the touch, as though there is little more than old, brittle bones under his cloak. But soon, he is comfortably seated in the cart, and offers you a grateful bow of his head.

Sensing that your party is ready to advance, the white crow flies a short distance away, then perches itself atop a another bamboo culm to the south. You begin to follow after it, the light rumbling of wooden wheels on dirt close behind you.

Elder: "A priestess came to bless our village today. Tell me, Petals, do you still wish to become a priestess when you grow up?"

Moonflower: "Uhh... maybe?"

Elder: "Oh, don't be so modest. You may not be a kirin, but you are the sweetest girl I know. Taking after your mother, no doubt. Keh heh heh...!"

Playing along, you agree with him on that.

Elder: "Are you Petals' classmates? I'm thankful that she can rely on you to help with catching up on schoolwork. She's had to miss quite a few classes lately..."

Curious, you ask about why that is, but the elder offers no reply. He seems to have fallen asleep again. And so, you continue to follow your guide in silence as it beckons you further south, then east...

As the twin moons grow closer to the sun, the white crow reaches what appears to be a bird's nest adorned in gold and jewels. Not far from there, hidden under yet another thick bamboo canopy, an unassuming dirt ramp sinks into the earth, leading underground.

You figure that if this is the entrance to Final Rest, then it would have been impossible to find without the crow's guidance. From where you stand, it looks like a completely natural, unmarked and unlit cave.