Chapter 294: The Village
However, that one instance of snow collapsing in the distance and causing the ground to shake wasn’t the only time it happened.
As Irene went through the village in hopes of finding a building she could open and stay inside, she felt on high alert because the ground shaking noise happened two more times. Each time she would run between the lumps of snow or slightly visible buildings, she would see the evidence of snow settling as flakes slowly settled on the ground after whatever was so heavy fell first.
Her heart felt flighty, as if it would jump out of her chest at any moment.
What she realized was that the trip to the north had been peaceful, all things considered. Of course, now that she was at the highest north point she would reach, things were starting to happen that were full of the unexpected.
She had to remember how to be a knight considering drawing her sword hadn’t been required thus far.
Wandering through the village, her hopes were starting to be dashed that she would have to spend the night outside after filling her heart with hope that she would be able to enjoy a fire indoors once she reached the village. Unfortunately, things were in much worse shape than she was expecting. The buildings were smaller and far more buried in snow than what she experienced in the township.
It also seemed that there certainly was a snowdrift that covered half of it. That could only lead her to believe that there was much of the village she wouldn’t even be able to experience. All it did was further push her desire to return to this place when the snow melted. Hopefully one day she would have knights who were willing to take the journey alongside her.
By the time she found a building that’s door was actually able to be opened, the sun was dipping low in the sky.
"You’re my only hope," she muttered through her scarf.