Solaris

“Are you ready?”

After making sure I packed everything I needed, I changed into comfortable clothes and headed to the entrance. Nadya and everyone were already there and, after one last farewell speech from the Mothers, we finally left the Elven Village. Right now, I am standing next to Nadya a few steps away from crossing the barrier.

“Y-yes.”

Clearly nervous, she stumbled to give an answer while endlessly rummaging through her small bag.

“Did you get everything I told you?”

“Yes, I asked Mother Eva for the materials early in the morning.”

This sure feels like I am back in the old days.

“Good, let me go over the route once again. In case we lose each other at some point.”

I started walking while explaining the plan I came up with last night.

“First, we walk all the way to west until we reach the lake, it should take about five or six hours. It’s the longest path to get there, but the road is f