179 Can I help you? (1/2)

The next day they spent together as a family. They stayed at home, chatted, played and cooked together, fully enjoying the feeling of having a warm home and family.

Then on Monday, it was time for Ivan to leave, since he was planning to go out and find some new battle pets.

The farewell was kept simple and he soon found himself on the train towards the outpost, from where he had entered the grasslands last time. This time he was planning to use Vlada to fly over the grasslands since he found them annoying and not suitable for training.

He was then planning to cross the forest on foot while training against the bears and snakes inhibiting it. After entering the mountains he would then proceed deeper, where the terrain would get rockier and more dangerous. According to the available information these parts were inhabited by the lizards he was looking for. But not only did the lizards live there but also the more dangerous griffins, which would stop anyone from flying around.

These griffins were also the main reason for the low exploration rate of these mountains. It was too dangerous and unrewarding to try to explore the mountains. According to the few explorers who had wandered deep into the mountains, the terrain would get more dangerous with steep cliffs and only small paths. Not only that, but there was also the constant threat of being attacked by the griffins which seemed to be everywhere.

But of course, there were some who defied all these dangers and finally arrived at the other side of the mountains, only to be greeted by extremely dangerous wilderness. Some described having arrived at a swamp that was filled with miasma while others arrived at a desert that seemed to only contain sand and elemental beasts. And then there were those who arrived in the jungle.

When arriving back none of them were willing to describe their experience but none of them would ever set their foot into the wilderness again. It was guessed that there was something that had tortured them mentally until they had a deep-seated fear of the wilderness.

Of course, most never appeared again, vanishing in the mountains.

He was only planning to enter the beginning part of the mountains so he didn't have to fear what came beyond.

After arriving at the outpost he left it directly, just as he had planned. He then summoned Vlada, who as usual appeared in her small form. She then flew onto his shoulder and rubbed her head at his cheek, showing him her affection.

He petted her for a bit while looking out at the endless grasslands, remembering the last time he had crossed it. It had been so annoying to do so since it seemed to look the same, wherever he had directed his view.

”Let's go.”, he told Vlada who in response flew up and then landed on the ground before him, while changing into her largest form.

He just wanted to climb on top of her, when someone called him from behind, ”Hey, could you please wait a bit?”

Surprised that someone would call him here, he turned around and saw someone running towards him. The person was clad in black leather armor and he was unable to differentiate the gender. From his looks, it could be either a man or a woman. The voice also didn't give any indication.

Since the person had called him in a polite way, he saw no reason to be rude. So he waited for him to approach and then asked, ”Can I help you?”

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The person arrived in front of him and asked him in a hurried tone of voice, ”Are you planning to fly over the grassland? Can you take me with you? I'm looking for my little aunt.”

The sentences were fired in fast succession, seemingly very important to the person. Although he hadn't made it clear why he wanted to hitch a ride with Vlada, his last sentence gave a hint. It seemed like his little aunt, which should be much younger than him, had run away and he was now looking for her.

”Your aunt ran away?”, Ivan asked to make sure that his guess was correct.

”Yes.”, the other person nodded, ”She is only ten but already much stronger than most, so she always runs away to go on an adventure. And I always have to go and catch her.”