Animal Instinct

Thank gods, we can have at least temporary rest from the Leper. Now we need to get into the Ring, I only wish we could go past the Leper. Can you feel the stinking breath? It’s the Tree, possessed by the disease...
I can think of only one way. Animals, possessed by the Leper, can enter the Ring freely. It might be because of the corrupted blood. See my point?

Don’t say anything. Death of any living being, even a corruped one, makes me deeply sad. These creatures used to be peaceful and normal back in the past...

Their flesh and blood might store the memory of the normal life!