Chapter 27 (1/2)

The End of Training Camp

We talked little after that and finished our dinner. Part of it was because we weren’t in the most talkative mood… But it wouldn’t do to brood over it forever. We needed something to take our minds off of it.

“Daniela, let’s go for a walk.”

“A walk?”

“Yeah, there aren’t any forest wolves around anymore. I thought it might be nice to look around, now that the forest is peaceful.”

I say as I scan our surroundings. It was now morning, and rays from the sun were sparkling off of the dew. There was something almost mystical about the way light leaked through the green leaves over our heads. I had stayed up all night but somehow did not feel tired at all. Perhaps my body was still feeling the rush from the fight, but in any case, I wasn’t sleepy. Daniela too had not yawned once since sitting down. Maybe a little walk to calm our nerves would be just the thing to make us drowsy? Or so I thought, anyway.

“Indeed… Though, we should bring our weapons. Just in case.”

“Sure.”

I nod at her suggestion and equip the iron sword. Now I was ready. I look around to see that Daniela had done the same with her mother’s sword.

“Let’s go then.”

“Aye.”

We put extinguished the bonfire and walked away from the camp.

A crisp, cool air fills the forest. With every deep breath, the fresh air that smells of gra.s.s, soil and moisture enters my body. It’s the most refres.h.i.+ng thing.

There was no one here to interrupt our stroll. I guess the forest wolves had finished migrating. We had killed so many of them that their numbers must have dropped considerably. Still, the goblin forest must be quite chaotic right about now. There was nothing to do but leave that matter to the monsters.

“This feels good, Asagi.”

“It really does… I love the forest in the morning.”