Trial 11: Iberia - Sal Viento

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Greetings Everyone! ZhakaBeat here and once again I'm truly sorry for the delay on the chapter but don't worry, updates will be coming again, the format for this time will be chapters are split into two sides the Iberia one and the Kjerag one so expect chapters of the same number to appear! With that said do enjoy the chapter as I've decided to rewrite it before going through with it.

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"We're on our own from this point onwards, Skadi you are in charge of carrying and keeping Gharian safe while I and Laurentina will act as escorts"

Skadi nods at Gladiia's orders as she carried the still Unconscious Gharian on her back, the Abyssal Hunters quickly continued on their Journey to Iberia

On the way as the sun set they decided to set up camp for the night, they quickly set up the tents they carried and placed Gharian inside Skadi's tent, as the night went on the three gathered around the campfire they made and sat down for a bit

"Wouldn't Gharian get hungry? How will we feed him?"

"About that, if I remember correctly Gharian was placed in a forced Hibernation state, not really sure how but he's perfectly fine according to Ishar-Mla"

"Huh... That's convenient"

"It truly is"

Specter sipped on her drink as the camp went silent with Skadi looking at the distance

"How long till we get to Iberia?"

"A few days more, give or take, maybe 2 and a half If we sprint"

"Out of the question, we have Gharian with us the poor boy would get shaken up too much"

Specter told her companions who dropped the Idea afterwards, the night continued on with a peaceful silence befalling the camp, with the Shark Aegir deciding to turn in for the night leaving Gladiia and Skadi left outside

"Are you feeling alright there Orca? Are you worried about the little croc's condition?"

"I... Yes... I am very worried about it"

"I see..."

Gladiia thinks to herself before entering Skadi's tent to look at Gharian, she lifted his shirt up to view the infected spot

"How peculiar... The wound he received from the impalement is showing signs of infection but... Surprisingly it has not spread any further from when he was treated"

"Did Doctor Kal'tsit do something to help him?"

"No... I believe Ishar'mla has had a hand in this scenario"

Skadi stares at Gharian and breathing a sigh of relief before letting out a yawn, Gladiia chuckles as she exited the tent and the Orca tucked into her side of the tent with sleep slowly taking over as her eyes grow heavier and heavier before closing.

Meanwhile Gladiia is still up and in her lonesome, simply gazing at the stars in the sky

"How peaceful... It doesn't quite suit me *chuckles*"

She took another sip from her hot beverage as a smile cracked on her lips

"I should finish this and head to bed, best gather all the energy I can get to make our way back to Iberia"

After finishing her beverage she doused the campfire and headed to sleep inside her tent, with the calm night passing by.

- The next day -

After eating breakfast and packing their belongings they continued on their journey, they determined that running and not sprinting is an acceptable compromise for the hunters, it knocked their over a week of travel down to a 4 days in the duration of their travels Skadi decided to ask Ishar'mla a bit more about Gharian to which the goddess obliges.

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