Chapter 2: Early Morning Travels
The morning dew sparkled off the blades of grass as the dawn hit the continent. The sun shined partly over the landscape. Dim light mixed with shadows were the only thing lighting the cavern, right now. Ivan was already up. He had to make sure he didn't leave any kind of evidence behind or the chance of the Tolbi forces finding him will highly increase. It wasn't a very hard task. All he had to do was blow away the previous packs of dirt he had stepped on. Sheba was still sleeping. She wasn't a morning person at all. Ivan had to wake her up. It was already late and there was a good chance that Tolbi was already out and searching the area.
"Hey wake up, we have to get moving, Ivan said politely, shaking her slowly in the arm.
Sheba slowly opened her sleeping eyes. The sun shined on them, making her lavender eyes to look luminous. She quickly closed them to avoid the brightness of the sun.
"We're hitting the road already?" Sheba sighed, "it's....so..early."
"I know it is, but we're are both on Tolbi's most wanted list, so we have to move out quickly or they'll find us." Ivan began packing everything up.
"Let's go then." Sheba slowly and clumsily stumbled outside the cool winter morning.
Ivan began to use whirlwind all over the rocks and dirt. Sheba gave him a skeptical look.
"What are you doing?"
"Just covering our tracks. Who knows what will pick up our scent, especially Tolbi's tracking dogs." Ivan finished and picked up his bag.
"That's a clever way of doing that." Sheba watched the dust settle into the ground again.
"We must be about northeast towards Tolbi. "I doubt we can get through the Suhalla pass. It's blocked off by all the fights in that area. We have to take a detour around the pass."
"So it will take longer to get to Lalivero?" Sheba scanned the horizon.
"Maybe off by 3 or for days." Ivan began walking towards the Suhalla desert," let's go."
Throughout the morning they walked, encountered monsters and taking short breaks. The day wasn't very hot. The winter season cooled down the warm scorched parts of the southern lands.
"Shouldn't we be at the desert by now, or did you go the wrong direction?" Sheba looked up to the tall mountains up ahead.
" No im positive this is the right way. The desert is supposed to be right were those mountains are!" Ivan declared, " those mountains were not there before....where did they come from?"
" Maybe we can find out by climbing over it, it must lead to the same place." Sheba guessed.
They walked on, getting the usual routine as any warrior would get in the outside world. Slowly by the hours, the mountains were getting closer and closer.
"Were almost there." Ivan looked up at the white covered tops of the mountain range.
" Just about." Sheba scanned the distance of the mountains, " it will take nearly the rest of the day to reach. It also looks like it's going to be cold up there.
"We could go pick up snow supplies at the next town." Ivan suggested.
"There isn't even any towns around stupid," Sheba spoke up and kicked a little stone for amusement.
"I knew that." Ivan muttered to himself. "It must be that time of the moon cycle again."
"I heard that!!" Sheba snapped and yanked his neck with her rod.
"What's you problem!?" Ivan scolded at her, "it's not my fault you are so angry today.
Sheba unwrapped her staff's head from Ivan's neck, "well it's been a while since I walked far distances and you woke me up too early!" Sheba folded her arms and glared at Ivan.
"Oh so it's because of your lack of beauty sleep?" Ivan chuckled, "no wonder you're so angry."
"I'm getting tired again." Sheba slowly walked behind. "Can we rest?"
"Hmm.....our last rest was 3 hours ago, I guess we can." Ivan stopped and rested his back against a tree.
"Finally!" Sheba laid in the grass with full relief.
Ivan searched his bag for a purple case. He brought it out and opened it. It was a flute with a sleek light gold design. There was a few symbols which represented the Jupiter clan. He began playing the flute. Sheba's ears perked up to listen to the beautifully played sound of the flute.
"I never knew you could play such a tune." Sheba looked up at him.
"I've been playing for awhile on my spare time." Ivan quietly said and continued playing.
" I see, must be a hobby of yours." Sheba drank out of her water canteen. She started into the horizon. Another storm was forming.
"Great." Sheba sighed, "did you summon another storm again?"
"You talk too much." Ivan looked up at her, "what storm?" I didn't summon anything." He looked at his flute, " maybe my flute playing done it."
"Interesting, a flute that can summon storms." Sheba grabbed the flute and examined it. "Now we have to go find shelter pretty soon."
"You really like to complain don't you?" Ivan grabbed his flute back and placed it into its case," you must have driven Felix berserk."
"Sheba picked up her things, "well sorry! I'm just eager to get home. Babi really got on my nerves back there."
"We got enough rest, better find shelter while we can." Ivan grabbed his stuff, "but first we have to head up the mountain."
"All right then....onto the road again." Sheba kept an eye out for any kind of shelter.
Another three hours passed by. The mountain was near. Ivan began scanning the tall snow covered mountain. A small shop with a few large stables was nearby.
"Ivan!" Sheba ran straight to the small log cabin. "Over here!"
Ivan ran towards her and went inside the warm cozy shop.
The morning dew sparkled off the blades of grass as the dawn hit the continent. The sun shined partly over the landscape. Dim light mixed with shadows were the only thing lighting the cavern, right now. Ivan was already up. He had to make sure he didn't leave any kind of evidence behind or the chance of the Tolbi forces finding him will highly increase. It wasn't a very hard task. All he had to do was blow away the previous packs of dirt he had stepped on. Sheba was still sleeping. She wasn't a morning person at all. Ivan had to wake her up. It was already late and there was a good chance that Tolbi was already out and searching the area.
"Hey wake up, we have to get moving, Ivan said politely, shaking her slowly in the arm.
Sheba slowly opened her sleeping eyes. The sun shined on them, making her lavender eyes to look luminous. She quickly closed them to avoid the brightness of the sun.
"We're hitting the road already?" Sheba sighed, "it's....so..early."
"I know it is, but we're are both on Tolbi's most wanted list, so we have to move out quickly or they'll find us." Ivan began packing everything up.
"Let's go then." Sheba slowly and clumsily stumbled outside the cool winter morning.
Ivan began to use whirlwind all over the rocks and dirt. Sheba gave him a skeptical look.
"What are you doing?"
"Just covering our tracks. Who knows what will pick up our scent, especially Tolbi's tracking dogs." Ivan finished and picked up his bag.
"That's a clever way of doing that." Sheba watched the dust settle into the ground again.
"We must be about northeast towards Tolbi. "I doubt we can get through the Suhalla pass. It's blocked off by all the fights in that area. We have to take a detour around the pass."
"So it will take longer to get to Lalivero?" Sheba scanned the horizon.
"Maybe off by 3 or for days." Ivan began walking towards the Suhalla desert," let's go."
Throughout the morning they walked, encountered monsters and taking short breaks. The day wasn't very hot. The winter season cooled down the warm scorched parts of the southern lands.
"Shouldn't we be at the desert by now, or did you go the wrong direction?" Sheba looked up to the tall mountains up ahead.
" No im positive this is the right way. The desert is supposed to be right were those mountains are!" Ivan declared, " those mountains were not there before....where did they come from?"
" Maybe we can find out by climbing over it, it must lead to the same place." Sheba guessed.
They walked on, getting the usual routine as any warrior would get in the outside world. Slowly by the hours, the mountains were getting closer and closer.
"Were almost there." Ivan looked up at the white covered tops of the mountain range.
" Just about." Sheba scanned the distance of the mountains, " it will take nearly the rest of the day to reach. It also looks like it's going to be cold up there.
"We could go pick up snow supplies at the next town." Ivan suggested.
"There isn't even any towns around stupid," Sheba spoke up and kicked a little stone for amusement.
"I knew that." Ivan muttered to himself. "It must be that time of the moon cycle again."
"I heard that!!" Sheba snapped and yanked his neck with her rod.
"What's you problem!?" Ivan scolded at her, "it's not my fault you are so angry today.
Sheba unwrapped her staff's head from Ivan's neck, "well it's been a while since I walked far distances and you woke me up too early!" Sheba folded her arms and glared at Ivan.
"Oh so it's because of your lack of beauty sleep?" Ivan chuckled, "no wonder you're so angry."
"I'm getting tired again." Sheba slowly walked behind. "Can we rest?"
"Hmm.....our last rest was 3 hours ago, I guess we can." Ivan stopped and rested his back against a tree.
"Finally!" Sheba laid in the grass with full relief.
Ivan searched his bag for a purple case. He brought it out and opened it. It was a flute with a sleek light gold design. There was a few symbols which represented the Jupiter clan. He began playing the flute. Sheba's ears perked up to listen to the beautifully played sound of the flute.
"I never knew you could play such a tune." Sheba looked up at him.
"I've been playing for awhile on my spare time." Ivan quietly said and continued playing.
" I see, must be a hobby of yours." Sheba drank out of her water canteen. She started into the horizon. Another storm was forming.
"Great." Sheba sighed, "did you summon another storm again?"
"You talk too much." Ivan looked up at her, "what storm?" I didn't summon anything." He looked at his flute, " maybe my flute playing done it."
"Interesting, a flute that can summon storms." Sheba grabbed the flute and examined it. "Now we have to go find shelter pretty soon."
"You really like to complain don't you?" Ivan grabbed his flute back and placed it into its case," you must have driven Felix berserk."
"Sheba picked up her things, "well sorry! I'm just eager to get home. Babi really got on my nerves back there."
"We got enough rest, better find shelter while we can." Ivan grabbed his stuff, "but first we have to head up the mountain."
"All right then....onto the road again." Sheba kept an eye out for any kind of shelter.
Another three hours passed by. The mountain was near. Ivan began scanning the tall snow covered mountain. A small shop with a few large stables was nearby.
"Ivan!" Sheba ran straight to the small log cabin. "Over here!"
Ivan ran towards her and went inside the warm cozy shop.