[ There's a light tap of paws on stone as Sophia's Lucario finally joins the group. Ouka had been inspecting the path they'd followed to reach the supposed shrine area, in case of any dangerous stragglers appearing in their wake, and so far, none of the strong bug types they'd been warned about seemed to be in the vicinity. Hopping up to a similar vantage point as Harry in order to keep watch, she spent a moment adjusting her bow with her paws, before the fighting type nodded affably to the older male mage.

Her preliminary sketches completed, Sophia taps the pencil against paper as she walks forward, moving to follow after Raine even as Gebo keeps on digging around the stone. For her part, she doesn't seem to notice any potential issues with the floor.. ]

There were obviously buildings, or at least support structures here. If the gatherings were, say, seasonal or only at certain times of the year, perhaps they would bring tents to provide cover?