An Alternative Chapter 4Even with new company, I still felt uneasy. Without having exchanged words since our meeting we reached the top of the stretch of stairs and looked around."Seems empty..." Aya stated as she unshouldered her camera and walked over to the grassy fields surrounding the shrine. "If ya don't mind, I'll take some pictures out here for a little bit, feel free to roam the place."Feel free? Now I knew something was up, but I didn't want to raise my voice and blow whatever "cover" we still had left. Fortes held my hand firmly as we crossed the path to the shrine, I parted from him for a moment to ascend the stairs to the small room; pushing back th