Chapter 150 - Calm Days - V
The mountain air was pure and sharp, like a blade made of breeze. Glenn walked slowly across one of the many suspended bridges connecting the buildings of the royal castle a true marvel of demonic engineering.
From above, the world looked like a surreal painting. The bridges crossed bottomless chasms, tying halls and towers to the mountain slopes like threads spun by a divine spider. Below, an ocean of clouds moved slowly, painted with the orange light of dusk.
At the center of it all, the largest of all buildings rose with majesty: a crystalline structure of polished white jade, the most expensive and precious material on the entire planet. Its walls caught the setting sunlight as if they glowed by their own will, and its arched domes seemed to touch the sky the royal palace.
Bit by bit, Glenn felt the weight of the hospital fading away. His clothes were clean, his body stronger still sensitive, but recovering remarkably well.
At his side, Aster walked with light steps, her hands clasped behind her back, blue eyes scanning the scenery with a contemplative air.
"It’s hard to believe you live here," she said with a gentle smile, taking in the panorama without hurry. "Do you think you’ll ever get used to all this?"
Glenn took a deep breath, letting the cold wind fill his lungs before replying lightly:
"Maybe in another hundred years." Laughter followed his words.
"How are you feeling?"
"A few more days and it won’t even feel like I got run over by a chimera," Glenn replied.
Aster chuckled softly, shaking her head. The sound echoed like music on the white stone bridge.