Chapter 48: Deeper Into The Forest
The following morning, Evanna woke up to the sound of feet shuffling or more like rumbling. Her brows drew together, and she stopped herself from groaning as she fluttered her eyes open, her hand once again reached for her blades. As she sat upright, swords in her hands, she blinked in shock.
Axel was returning from somewhere, and he looked as ’fit as a horse!’ Evanna jumped up and jogged towards him, flinging her arms around his waist. She would put them over his shoulders, but he was far too tall for her to reach them.
Axel chuckled after taking a careful step back from the force of her hug. He patted her on the head.
"Easy now, lass. You’re starting to pick bad habits up," He chuckled once again. Evanna looked up at him, questioning, "If the king saw you now, I think I’d lose my head."
Evanna pouted before stepping back, "Well, I think he would let me have that one. I thought you were going to die on me!"
Axel rubbed the back of his head, "That was quite something. I don’t remember much of what happened. But I have a killer headache right now," He rubbed his thick fingers in circular motions next to his eyes.
Evanna frowned in concern at her friend, "Is that all you feel?" She questioned. Axel looked down at her and gave her a small smile, "Yes, lass. I’m fine. I’m as strong as an ox!" He knocked his head lightly before rubbing it, unintentionally making his headache worse.
Evanna grinned broadly and returned to where she slept on the floor; after searching her bag, she realised she didn’t have any ink or quill to write in the book about the aftereffects for survivors of the faceless. Though it still made her wonder if they truly were the only ones to survive. That was something else she would look into when their quest was over.
With Axel now back in full health and after a quick breakfast, the group began venturing further into the forest, following a trail. Axel was quick to pinpoint where they were on the map, and they were back on track to make it to the Flori’s palace. For the next four days, the group stayed quiet, only speaking when they settled down for the night, and even then, it was about the plans for the next day.