The 'hunting party' were preparing themselves to continue their journey. They planned to leave their campsite early in the morning so that they could arrive at Solano tonight. As usual, Rosa prepared their breakfast before waking everyone up.
"*yawn* Morning Rosa, what are we having for breakfast today?", asked Irina, still sleepy in her pajamas, as she walked out of her tent.
"Good morning Lady Irina, today's breakfast is your favorite, my special potato pancakes", answered Rosa while handing a plate of pancake to Irina.
"Sweet!", said Irina excitedly.
"Morning, Princess Irina, looks like you finally decided to wake up *laughs*", greeted Kyleas.
"Ah morning, Kyleas. Where is Adran?", she asked.
"He's scouting ahead. He should be back here any moment", replied Kyleas.
After Irina finished her breakfast, she quickly changed back to her adventuring gear. Kyleas, Irina, and Rosa then cleaned their campsite and put everything back in Kyleas' interdimensional storage room. Not long after, Adran returned to the campsite.
"The road ahead is clear, if everything goes well, we should be able to arrive at Solano even earlier than we predicted", said Adran.
"Nice, I can't wait to get there. Kyleas, you said your friend should already be there right?", asked Irina.
"Well, she should, I'll try to get in contact with her the first thing we get there. Why do you ask, Princess Irina?", replied Kyleas.
"Oh nothing. I'm just eager to see her", said Irina.
"Oh by the way, I'm still waiting for your alternative plan to get us to the Gvaz Islands, Irina", Adran suddenly told her.
"Ah right... I'm still thinking about it...", she replied.
The 'hunting party' then proceeded to get a move on. Throughout the day, they walked the only road that stretched from North Castillo to Solano, past several merchant caravans heading the other way.
"Hey, young'uns! Are you heading to Solano?", asked one of the caravan leader who was resting.
"Yes, do you need anything?", replied Adran.
"Nah, just a heads up. The wildlife around Solano has been quite rowdy these past few weeks, I wouldn't recommend going there, kid", he said.
"Oh we're aware, my colleague has warned us and we're heading there to investigate", replied Kyleas.
"Wait, we're not-", Adran tried to deny it but he was interrupted by the caravan leader.
"Well, if you're crazy enough to do that, then I guess you lot are quite strong, huh?", he said.
"Good luck though, you'll need it", he added.
"You too, kind sir. Thank you for the heads up", said Adran.
The 'hunting party' continued their journey, pushing through the dense forest, crossing mighty rivers and small creeks, and fighting a band of lowly bandits, they didn't stop for anything and nothing could stop them, except for lunch time that is.
As they stopped to have a lunch at a clearing, Irina immediately sat down at the grassy field looking exhausted.
"Lady Irina, you seem unwell, let me brew something for you", said Rosa.
"No need Rosa, I'm fine. I'm just a bit tired is all", replied Irina.
"Irina, you could've just told me if you needed a rest so badly", said Adran.
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Caught in Time
FantasyArchmage Kyleas, a former magical prodigy, was once a highly respected mage from a prestigious wizarding school. But one day, for no apparent reason, he left his past life behind him and started making easy, dirty money. Things changed quickly when...
