Chapter 95 - A new perspective.

Elizabeth

Halfway up the mountain, the high priestess sat down on a huge rock underneath a tree. A soft breeze was blowing, cooling us down when, out of nowhere, she pulled a basket from the small pouch she had at her side. Inside were some sandwiches and cool fresh water.

“It is really beautiful here.” I looked out at the distance we had come and it was an incredible view.

“Yes, it is. I wanted to show you some of the beauty of our land, but if you look over there, you will see that some of the trees are dying.” She pointed at a dark spot in the middle of the forest. “I will be sending a notice to the dwarfs to work on it, but if I don’t let them know, they might not know and the disease might spread to the entire forest.” She frowned. She didn’t have to explain. I got what she was trying to say.

“I let the disease spread. I know. I just. It just hurt so much.” I sighed and she nodded. “That is why I’m here. I am trying to heal.”

“You won’t heal until you admit that you are in pain.”