Chapter 107: Reunited
Sir Gunnar resumed his position as their leader as he walked ahead of the apprentices. However, the entire group was walking much more closely together. It was out of precaution, but Irene knew it was also because of how terrifying that stretch over the rockslide was for a moment.
As always, they had to push these thoughts to the back of their minds and press on. Being brave, no matter how much they scraped elbows with death on any given day, was a must. Even if it was a tough reality, it was still reality.
"There really isn’t much to see up here, is there?" Irene uttered as they pressed on.
"We’re having unexpected clouds," Gunnar explained. "All of the knights made the mistake of believing that it would remain as clear as last night. Even the moon isn’t helping us much anymore."
"How far until we’re up?" Felix asked. "I’ve been this high before but I hardly remember it."
"I’m looking..." Gunnar trailed off.
Since the apprentices were sticking close to the knight, they went silent. It was clear he needed to focus.
The further they moved, the more the clouds did as well. Even though there were clouds stuck to the moisture within the lee of the mountain, they melted away from the outer edge. With the moonlight that finally peeked through, patches of forest were revealed to them. Even grass on the ground was revealed and they were so relieved to see they wouldn’t have to sleep on hard rock.
"Ah," Gunnar uttered. "I knew it was around here someplace. If the clouds move away fully, perhaps we’ll be able to find the others soon enough as well."