Chapter 97:My daughter

Gabriel's pov

My legs hurt, and the distant feeling of vomit sitting at the back of my throat like some final boss was not helping me on this trek.

It has been a good two days since we arrived in Iceland, and the entire company was utterly exhausted. I could not vouch for anyone, but I could bet that I was the most exhausted one out of the three of us. From time to time, I remember when there were four of us. An extra one that had been my responsibility to care for, one I had allowed to be corrupted and destroyed.

"It's beautiful here," Selene remarked. I looked around at the scenery here. I left Iceland long ago, but even in my memories, it had been a place of extraordinary beauty. It was a good thing that it had not changed.

"Yes, it truly is," I replied. It was hard not to fall asleep while driving, but Magnus was terrible. Selene was entirely out of the question. Completely.

"So this is Akur…"

"Akureyri." I helped. She rolled her eyes and nodded.

"Roll off the tip of your tongu