‘We will find out in time’ those words kept repeating inside Karilaya’s mind and though the captain did not answer, she knew the man didn’t agree with her. Though the captain did not say it out loud, she could feel it as the subject was never brought up, even within the days that came. She knew she had made a mistake bringing up the thought of staying there. As the moment the captain saw the clear skies he suggested they move forward and continue to proceed of finding a way out to escape that place. That was why she remained silent as they began traversing the land, they moved through the thick and lush forest in haste.They took the chance to move as the weird weather had suddenly subsided, having a normal sunny that covered almost the entire land.They’ve been walking for quite some time now yet there hasn’t been a change in the skies which was quite odd for the storm lands.Karilaya staye

“Max! No, stay with me.” Karilaya tried shaking the man to wake him up but ended up falling on the water with him when his body finally gave in. The man was already in a deep state of sleep, his body began to turn cold, and his color started turning pale as the purplish venom could be seen continuing to crawl inside his veins. Not giving a second thought Karilaya quickly pulled the man out of the river, not having enough energy to use her magic after throwing several spells against the giant serpent, she was barely able to use her magic to move the man who weighed almost thrice her own. At that same moment, she felt a surge of magic within the air, forcing her to drag him to a nearby cave that she saw hidden near the waterfalls. She was forced to move faster along with also gathering their stuff with her magic all at once. After setting up her barrier and securing everything inside the cave, she was finally able to properly take a good look at the

Was this the warm feeling of death or was it just a figment of her thought? Hearing the captain’s fleeting voice cooing her, all the while crying as if he was in deep sorrow. “What have I done, what have I done!” a deep, trembling, familiar voice pulled Karilaya’s senses. It was only then that she knew she had awakened from a dream, remembering that she was in that special little place where she would always see her mother. There, they would always laugh and play, and she would chase after her in those golden fields of tall grass. When they would finish strolling the land, she would lay down on her mother's lap, giggling as she would pat her hair while singing a lullaby. “Stay still little princess, don’t fight, don’t fret, for the guardians of light will bring you dread, so stay still little princess if you wish the guardians to be with you,” she could still remember that

“Are you sure you are all right?” Max was all over her the moment they had finally finish looking around the whole place. From summing things up they found out that it was a small village built with a stone wall surrounding it for defense, it had the same style, build, and architecture, having a mix of stone and wood, even though all the houses and structures were covered with vines, weeds they were all very much still intact and could still be able to provide shelter. “Yes, I am fine. I was just really surprised seeing something like this here.” Karilaya was finally able to calm her breathing. At first, she was afraid that they might see something that pertained to something unspeakable happening to the place, but when they were finally done looking all over the place, they knew that the people there had managed to flee before any disaster had happened. “Does your kingd

Karilaya closed her eyes, taking in deep breaths as she held her clothes tightly, making sure that they do not fall off as she walks back to where the captain was. After their dinner and cleaning up, she immediately decided to clean herself up in order to prepare for the night. Her brows quickly furrowed when she did not see Max near the makeshift bed nor within anywhere else in the hall. She felt her heart sank when she saw him sitting outside, enduring the strong and cold wind. Karilaya’s feet unconsciously started moving towards the man. Biting her lip as she could still feel her heart thumping at that moment. The man just sat there staring into the nothingness of the darkness outside, he did not even notice her up until she finally sat beside him, finally making him turn though he jolted a bit upon seeing her being so close. “Max, is everything all right?” She asks as she had no