Noor wakes up, the sky is still dark. He looks at the clock on the wall and sees it's almost morning, he decides to get up afraid of waking up too late or getting woken up by Ari. Noor gets some water and stays in bed reviewing his maps and reading some books.

A couple of hours go by and the sun rises and hits Ari's eyes at the right angle, she gets up and gets ready to start her day. After getting ready, Ari goes to the living room.

Ar: Oh, good morning! You're already awake.

N: Oh, yeah, I don't know, I feel like it would feel weird having some random guy sleeping in your living room.

Ar: Hah, not at all. Have you eaten?

N: Nah, I decided to wait a bit.

Ar: Alright, I made some bread dough yesterday, I'll throw it in the oven and I'll go get some other stuff.

N: Do you need help with anything?

Ar: Not right now, thanks.

N: If you need help or just want it, I'll be right here.

IIIII

After a couple of minutes, everything was ready: eggs, milk, bread, cookies, birch tea, honey and some meat. Noor and Ari each prepared their own meal and sat down.

Ar: Do you have any plans for when you leave?

N: Oh, I'll just walk around and look for something interesting, no goals for now. I'll probably just live in one of the least bad villages I find.

Ar: Okay, do you remember when I said you needed to do three things before leaving?

N: Oh, yeah.

Ar: They're four now.

N: Wait, you didn't even tell me what the things were.

Ar: Eat dinner, sleep, eat breakfast.

N: A

Ar: There is a fourth element.

N: Wait… Nevermind, just go on.

Ar: It's just that this one is not going to benefit you.

N: Alright, I'm kind of scared now.

Ar: You said you came from a savannah, right? And you're an explorer.

N: Yes…

Ar: Can you tell how I can get to a savannah? I really need some llamas right now.

N: Oh, sure. I have a map. You only need llamas, right?

Ar: Yes.

N: They live in windswept hills too. There's one closer to us than any savannah and I'll have to go through it on my way to my next destination, is there a problem?

Ar: Oh, no, as long as I get llamas and get back home alive I'm fine.

N: Cool, we can get to the hill in two days by walking, so you better prepare.

IIIII

Noor finished his food and went to take his insulin injection. Ari finished and went to her bedroom to prepare some equipment and clothes.

Ari went to the kitchen and got food for the trip, she also got medicine and some ingredients.

N: Okay, first we need to go north a bit and try to find my backpack.

Ar: Alright.

N: Let's just hope that something or someone didn't break it, or else I'm dead.

Ar: Woah, you must love that backpack of yours.

N: Nah, I'm being serious. I got diabetes and I have an insulin purifying kit in my backpack.

Ar: You got what?

N: Type 2 diabetes.

Ar: And what's that?

N: Your body produces insulin, which controls the sugar level in your blood.

Ar: Mmmmhmm

N: My parents never took care of me, they were neglectful even when it came to my diet. They never fed me with proper food and made sure that I got everything I ever wanted, so I never had to even get up most of the time. They broke me and now my body is resistant to insulin. Now I have to manually take it from animals and inject it into my body every day.

Ar: Oh, wow. I'm so sorry.

N: Eh, it's alright. I'm both grateful and surprised that they didn't let me die from it.

Ar: Oh… so that's what you were doing to your leg earlier today?

N: Exactly.

Ar: We need to find your backpack.

They both were distracted with their talk and didn't realise that they had already arrived at the place.

N: There it is! I feel like I crawled for hours yesterday, this was kind of easy. I'll go down there and get it, make sure that there are no spiders nearby.

Noor gets into the hole where he had hidden and gets his backpack. He inspects it and sees that everything is fine. His extra cartridges were also intact.

He goes back up, now they have to go to the windswept hills biome. Noor gets his map and they go south. Ari and Noor walk for two hours in a straight line, aiming to align themselves with the hills in the map.

Eventually, they both reach the bottom of a little mountain, they have to climb it and then turn left right at the top. As Ari and Noor go up, the mountain transitions into a stunning meadow biome, with azure bluets and cornflowers and daisies all around. The wind makes them dance and keeps getting stronger the higher the duo gets. Ari sees a birch tree in the distance, a very lonely tree with a bee nest. Those bees must feel like they're in paradise.

Noor stops.

N: Alright, now we turn left to go east. Then we go in a straight line for two days.

Ar: Now our journey begins.

N: Ari, I need you to pay attention to landmarks, look around and really try to understand the areas we'll come by. Every couple of minutes we will have to turn around and report the important parts of the landscape.

Ar: Yes.

IIIII

The duo goes forward, paying close attention to the trees and cliffs, rivers and biomes. Crossing rivers is the only inconvenience they have to come by, having to take their boots off and put them back on is sometimes a huge waste of time.

They go by a couple of biomes, see a lot of animals, climb some hills and cross rivers, and before you know it the sun is setting.

N: Okay, let's set up camp here. We're getting to the colder biomes. We should be able to get the llamas and come out of there before sunset tomorrow.

They make a little campfire, the wind from the cold areas is enough to almost kill someone while they sleep. They make a little shelter because of the monsters and go to sleep. It's not as comfortable as sleeping in a bed, but it is what it is.

The sun comes up and Ari wakes up to see the sunrise. She wakes Noor up and they have breakfast before getting their things and preparing to go into the snowy tundra. Coats ready and maps prepared, the duo goes into the snow. The clouds really don't want the two to make progress and it starts to snow a few minutes after they set foot in the biome, it's not that bad unless you don't pay close attention to the snow and your surroundings.

There aren't a lot of reference points in a completely white desert, so Noor has to completely trust himself to go in a straight line. Ari can't see a lot and is pretty sure that they got lost and is a bit scared, but she then feels the terrain change below her feet and gets her hope back. The snow also stops, allowing the duo to see more, and sure enough, there is a hill to go up. They waste no time, they want to be out before sunset, spending the night in the snow isn't the best experience.

They climb a bit, slip on some ice and trip on some rocks, but they get to the top to get their reward. Ari feels like a kid in a toy store, taming different llamas and testing their strength, getting the strongest to herself to help in the farm.

Noor just watches her and counts the time. He wants Ari to be out of there by sunset. He knows she is going to take longer to get back home because the llamas are newly tamed and will be a bit rebellious.

It's the middle of the day, Ari is still getting her llamas and Noor just finished preparing lunch.

N: Hey, Ari! It's almost time to leave!

Ar: Okay, I'll just finish here.

N: Be quick, you still gotta eat before the food gets cold. You'll need the energy to get back home.

Ar: Alright, alright.

Ari ties her llamas down and joins Noor.

N: Okay, I need you to pay attention now.

Ar: Yes?

N: I don't know if I told you this, but I will not be joining you on your way back.

Ar: You told me that you were going to go back to your journey and that you were going to go through this biome on your way, and that's why you decided to bring me along. At least that's what I remember.

N: Yeah, I need to keep going and you will have to get home by yourself.

Ar: I think I can do it.

N: Are you finished with the llamas?

Ar: I got five of them, my goal was to get three, so I'll be fine. I just wanted to get a sixth one.

N: Okay, nice. We'll still have a couple of minutes after we finish here, so I think you'll be fine to find the sixth one. You will want to leave earlier because the llamas might make this trip slower.

Ar: Oh, you are right, they are usually not the best listeners in the beginning, good call.

N: Let's just finish the meal and get out before the sky tries to stop us again, there's that too.

They finish the meal, Ari goes back to her llama selection session while Noor packs things up to go back to his journey. He does so carefully as to not mix up his and Ari's things, since they will probably not see each other for a long time. Ari finally finds a decent llama and finishes her thing. She then goes up to Noor.

Ar: Alright, I'm done here, I think we can leave.

N: Okay, here's your bag. Listen. I'll give you this map I made that you can use on your way back. Pay close attention to the landmarks and try your best to walk in a straight line.

Ar: I will do my best. I really wanted you to go too, but… Yeah.

N: Yeah… Not gonna lie, being with you was a nice experience. Anyways, we gotta go, I'll have to sleep in a snowy taiga tonight either way, but might as well sleep further away. And you still have a window.

Ar: Alright bye thank you.

Ari kisses Noor's cheek and promptly turns around to go away.

N: Bye.

Noor stands there for a couple of seconds before going on his way.