There used to be twelve Snow figures arrayed against the three figures of Ash on the game board. Now, only three of them remained — two Devils and the Tyrant itself.
And Sunny was half a step ahead of the Devils, as well.
The path to the Tyrant was almost clear, but there was still a chance that the Devils would pursue him. If they did, the vaguely human-shaped Tree Devil would be of no concern, since it was further south than Sunny and his companions. The dragon, however, was north of the Shrine of Truth — so, if it moved east, they would have to clash with it eventually.
Sunny wanted to avoid fighting a Cursed Devil if he could. In fact, he dreaded that battle — even if there were three Sacred shades under his command now.
So, he left Slayer in the Shrine of Truth.
