The One Winged Crow

Stage Setter

Narrator POV

Last where we left off from our three travelers they were getting back on the path to Vaizel, it had been four days since they had escaped The Centaur Cervitaur Village and were now back on the route to Vaizel, thankfully nothing bad had yet to happen. They were walking on a rocky path that seemed to be on the edge of a mountain, the peaceful silence was a bit strange but was welcoming, How they got from being in a forest to a mountain ledge was because Crow had picked a shortcut to get to Vaizel faster that went through a tunnel in the mountain to make up for lost time, and these tunnels had led to a rocky path on the mountain ledge.

Crow was five steps ahead of the group with her map in her right hand to make sure that they didn't get lost, Audine wasn't too far behind in her human-like form and Alice was right beside Audine who was panting from exhaustion. Crow true to her word from the four days they had traveled had not allowed the group a moments rest except for one hour of sleep before waking everyone up and resuming their journey, which unsurprisingly left them grouchy, Irritable and not to mention slow, but nonetheless Crow urged them to keep going on a one hour sleep schedule as they continued walking on the rocky path on the mountainside.

Audines POV

I rubbed my stomach as it growled for the third time today, Crow wasn't kidding when she said that 'We wouldn't have long breaks' my feet felt like they were heavy boulders, but Crow's persistence forced me to move forward, I heard Alice yawn again for the Seventh time today, she looked like she was going to collapse from exhaustion at any second. I looked up ahead to see Crow was struggling to stay awake as well but was forcing herself to move forward, I huffed in frustration as this determination to get to Vaizel Crow was showing was getting ridiculous and was not only affecting her physical health but her mental health as well.

I forced my legs to move faster to catch up to Crow but stopped when I saw a large rock wall and guessing by Crow checking her map that we need to climb it to get to Vaizel.

"Well, Crow it looks like we're going to rest for a bit before climbing u-"

I was shocked when Crow put her map in her bag, secured the bag and began to climb the GODDAMN FUCKING ROCK WALL!!

"CROW WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!"

"CLIMBING THIS WALL WHAT THE HELL DID YOU EXPECT?!"

"I EXPECTED YOU TO AT LEAST TAKE A QUICK REST BEFORE CLIMBING THAT THING, YOU'RE GOING TO DIE!!"

"I WON'T AUDINE!!"

I Face Pawed myself at Crow's unwillingness to reason, this stubbornness is going to kill her one of these days I'm sure of it. I looked down beside me to see that Alice was yawning and as I've said before struggling to keep her eyes open.

"Hey, Alice?"

"Ye-Yeah Audi-Audi-"

Alice's yawns were interrupting the words she was trying to say to me, so without a second thought I hoisted her onto my back, as the red dress she was wearing wasn't exactly good for climbing, told her to hang on and started to climb up after Crow, it was difficult, mostly because I didn't have enough strength because of a lack of sleep and food, Crow on the other paw didn't seem to have much trouble despite being on the same sleep and eating schedule as the rest of us, maybe it was the fact that she lived for a while Malnourished in a deep ditch back in the old forest. I shook my head and continued to climb, pushing those memories aside, I couldn't be lost in thought as I continued to climb up. Eventually we somehow managed to get to the top without falling asleep and plummeting to our deaths, when I did get to the top I heaved myself up with the last of my strength and laid there panting, I felt Alice roll off my back, when I finally caught my breath and got to my feet.