Stay Gold

The Town of MythBrook

Elizabeth's pov

I was surprised that we had a peaceful sleep without issues and it was strange, but I felt very well rested thanks to Jimin. It seemed he was just as well rested, he had started a fire relatively early in the morning and checked the time. I hadn't realized that he had a wrist watch, which was something I wish I had brought with me. I could have borrowed Baekhyun's watch, since he had one. Which reminds that I should write him a letter of what's happened so far. "Alright, so here's where we can go to get some supplies and find shelter for the night." Jimin scooted closer to me, placing my map in front of us. The two of us were currently eating breakfast, which happened to be fish that he had caught from the lake. Jimin is surprisingly a very good fisher, he even cooked the fish as well. He leaned closer to me, trailing his finger along a single route towards a spot on the map. "What town is that?" I asked, pushing my hair out of my face as I finished eating my fish. "That is the town of Mythbrook." I looked at Jimin, my eyebrows scrunched in confusion. "Mythbrook?" I voiced my question, I had never heard of this place before. Or maybe I had from Dad once and just forgot, either way, I had no clue of that place's existence.

"You've never been to Mythbrook? Damian or your parent's never been?" Jimin looked at me in disbelief, like it was hard for him to believe that I had never been there before. "No, I've never traveled West of Pxysi Forest. And I don't think Damian has, he used to travel a lot when we were younger. So did my Dad, but I don't remember if he ever mentioned this town before." I shook my head, leaning back from Jimin. "Well, then.. I guess I get to show you around Mythbrook then." He smiled, shuffling away from me and stood to his feet. He motioned for me to move the map, I rolled it up and put it in my bag. I scooted back and let him put out the fire, he helped me to my feet. "Alright, let's get going." He smiled, "Lead the way," I nodded, handing him the map. He held up his hand, pushing the map away. "I won't need it. I know the way." He took the lead in front of me, his quiver magically stocked with arrows and his bow slung over his back. Just before we headed away from the lake, I took out my small dagger which Baekhyun had given me and carved a symbol into a nearby tree.

"What is that for?" His orange hair blew lightly in the wind, his brown eyes locked on the tree I was carving into. "This symbol is something that my brother, my best friend and I came up with." I started explaining, not lifting my eyes away from the carving. "Just after we lost our parents... My brother was scared that I would get lost in this forest. So was Baekhyun. After all, Damian took up the mantle of raising me and making sure we had a roof over our heads without getting pity from the townspeople. Though," I chuckled and shook my head, "they did it anyways.. When I was younger, I accidentally wandered off into the forest. Damian and Baekhyun looked for me for hours, even Baekhyun's parents and other townspeople had come to search for me. Eventually Baekhyun found me," I tilted my head, focusing on the carving.

"What happened?"

"Damian scolded me and basically banned me from wandering off again. Baekhyun came up with this symbol as a way of telling each other where we have been if we ever got separated." I finished the symbol, I took several steps back brushing my hand over it and placed my dagger back in its pouch. It's the same pouch that Damian has which actually was made by Baekhyun's younger brother, Sehun. He's a whizz with magical items, weapons and accessories.

"It's beautiful." Jimin smiled, admiring the carving. "What does it mean?" His brown eyes shifted to me, his fingers brushing over the art.

"That we'll always find each other no matter where or how far away we are from one another." I smiled, looking at him.

"Let's get going."

"Right."

The two of us made our way far from the campsite, the town being an estimated four hour walk to the Town.