Crossing Universes (NaNoWriMo13)

Chapter Twelve

Violet watched Gildar look at the map with a tensed face expression. "Um... Is everything okay?" She asked. They had been walking for hours and they had reached nowhere. They didn't pass anything that would tell them or give them a clue to where they were.

"I believe we're lost and that this map is outdated... I think this map was made about five years ago and thing have changed since then."

"What?" They all shouted at him in disbelief and he cringed.

"Not so loud, ye idiots! You don't want to attract any trolls or golems!" He hissed.

"Trolls? Golems?" Violet asked incredulously. "This world has those?"

"Yeah, what do you expect? Nothing but nice, friendly creatures and animals?" Zala snorted, frowning and folding her arms across her chest.

"No! I just didn't think they would be so nearby and in a forest like this!" Violet sad, eyes wide.

Ciel chuckled. "So much like a newborn, it's adorable." He teased, flicking her forehead.

Violet pouted and flicked his forehead back. "Yeah, yeah..." She muttered before looking at Gildar. "So what do we do now?"

"We go straight ahead where Levicity would mostly likely be. When we hear noisy streets and/or see small buildings and houses, let me know. That would possibly Levicity."

"I swear, Levicity sounds like a levitating spell..." Violet muttered under her breath.

River thought for a moment, placing a finger on her chin. "Hm... Now that I think about it, it kinda does." She wondered.

"Girls! Can we please stay on task?" Zala snapped, glaring at them harshly.

"Y-Yes, m-m'am!" They quickly said in unison, saluting to her.

Zala rolled her eyes at how fearful they were of her and continued walking. "Violet, how about I'd be leader? I know plenty of things on being a leader and would be great as one. Unlike you, where you have never been leader before and have never been on any missions or quests."

"To be honest, I'd actually been think that I'd give the role to you since you seem to be knowledgeable on things like this." Violet said, nodding in agreement. 'Woah... We actually agree on something.' She thought a few moments later, realizing this.

Zala nodded and gave a small smile before her expression got serious and she faced forward. "Alright, once it turns sunset, we will stop and set up a camp. Ciel will start the fire while Violet gathers wood for it. I will be guarding the area and Gildar and River will set up the sleeping bags." She commanded.

They all nodded and Violet thought for a moment. "Will we be able to find a clearing big enough that the sleeping bags will be away from the fire to not catch on fire?"

"I can fly up and check the area above to see if there is a clearing big enough for us and is in our path." Ciel suggested, raising his hand in volunteer.

"That's a great idea!" Violet chirped, clasping her hands together in joy at the idea and Ciel grinned, glad to be praised by Violet.

"That is a good idea, but how long will you be able to fly?" Zala asked, looking over her shoulder to look at him.

"Well, I practiced my flying everyday, so I should be able to stay in the air for quite awhile. Around three to five hours..." He said, thinking about how long he usually trained his wings to fly.

"Alright and sunset is about... Six hours away from now. Five hours should be good enough, but you should wait till a few hours later till you start flying, when it's closer to sunset." She suggested.