The priestess looked at him intently and said, “You’re an oni child. Your mother might be deep in the mountains. There’s an oni realm deep within the mountains. If you go there, you might meet your mother. But the path is perilous. Many oni reside in the mountains. Even though you’re an oni child, because you smell human, the oni might see you as an enemy and attack. You’ll have to use your own strength to fight. Do you still wish to go?”
