'Path to Hallownest. Diary of an ant'

°-Making their way through the roads-°

Once they were on the crossroads, some bugs were defeated easily, other ones took more time, it was depressing killing all these bugs, what if they had a family? What if they had a life before getting infected? But from what they heard on Dirtmouth, these bugs aren't alive anymore, so they're just ending their suffering, it's all for the best!
They heard a humming and became more cautelous, looking for the one who was doing these sounds
The infected bugs mostly scream, so this one could not be infected! Yet, not being infected doesn't mean that it can be a harmless bug, they need to be prepared for any surprise attack.
Tote took the lead this time, any kind of danger could be handled by one of his bombs, so him being the leader was a good option
They got closer as the humming increased, Tote got his spring ready in case of finding another hostile bug, but what a surprise! It was a weevil with pappers on his back, drawing something as he let out a melodic humming
He looked up at the siblings and stopped what he was doing, gretting them in a cheerful tone
Cornifer: Ah, grettings travelers, this is a beautiful place, isn't it? So beautiful that Iam making maps of it right now.
When Tare heard that they immediately got closer, meeting Cornifer face to face
Tare: You make maps?
They said, looking down at the paper on which Cornifer was working
Cornifer: Yes! I'm Cornifer, and Iam a cartographer, you like it?
He lift up the map in process, and handed it over to Tare, who was looking at it pretty surprised
Cornifer: It's not done, but I like selling these maps to the wanderers and let them complete it themselves, would you be interested into buying it, I can see that you already meet my lovave wife Iselda and got a pen and some pappers, so you can have this map and draw the rest by yourself
Tare looked at Tara and she let out a nervous laugh, even if they wanted to, they couldn't buy the map, they had no geo!
Tare: I'm sorry, we have no geo to buy it
He gave the map to Cornifer, who let out a understanding nod but did not accept the map, he could make other one after all
That got Tare surprised
Cornifer: Stay with it, finish it and then go back to Dirtmouth and show it to me, ok? I want to see your work
Tare looked down at the map, then at Cornifer, and nodded repeatedly
Cornifer: Have luck on your travel, this kingdom is filled with dangers, so you gotta be careful. We might see again soon, but now, until we meet again!
The family said goodbye to Cornifer, now they had a little map of the zone they were in