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Once Aria had stepped outside the city gates and into the misty air of Logata Field, she felt a new sense of freedom. It had been a long time since she had been outside the confinement of stone walls. And it felt great. She couldn’t see too far with all the fog, but could feel the vast openness of the field.
She didn’t stand there for long. Aria began to run, experiencing the excitement of escaping a place, almost having that feeling of being chased, although that was unlikely. All she saw ahead of her was the dewy grass and a haze of bleak, gray mist. Even though she couldn’t see exactly where she was headed, she knew she would reach the mountain range in the west that divided the island. Her plan was to pass through them, and she knew the general location of Pinehaven on the other side where mountains meet forests. Visiting the old village was the best idea she could come up with to find any clues on locating her brother.
Despite the fact that she was losing sleep for this, Aria was filled with energy and ran nonstop for an amount of time that amazed herself. There was no chance of seeing the city behind her, but it was obvious that she had gone far. Soon she stopped even paying attention to whatever was ahead and just kept running into oblivion.
By the time she had finally begun to tire out, Aria’s leg hit something and she tumbled over onto her back. She was breathing too heavily to curse, and only now she realized how much the running had actually worn her out. Sitting up, she looked around. What she had fallen over was a big rock, and ahead she saw them--looming, rocky mountains, rising way higher than the weather allowed her to perceive. She rested for a little while, and then began the tiresome trek through the range. It didn’t take long to figure out that this would be the hardest part of her trip. With how dense the mountain range was, she had to do lots of climbing, which was not something she had done before at all. She could tell that there was about no chance of finding an easy way through, so climbing was something she was going to have to deal with. She figured it wouldn’t be too bad. She was a relatively strong teenage girl, and climbing didn’t seem to require much more than muscle and common sense.
When the sun slowly emerged from the horizon, light was cast on the mountain face, and as it grew brighter it was much easier to see through the fog. Soon she could see way further than she had hours ago, and learned that the view of the fatal drop below wasn’t the most settling thing to look at. She kept her eyes upwards, but as she gained altitude she only grew wearier, and the slope only grew steeper. Climbing had not been quite as simple and easy as she initially believed.
Not far into the morning, Aria finally reached a stopping point. Once she had arrived at a cliff big enough to feel comfortable, she sat against a rock to rest. Her mouth was dryer than a desert and her stomach begged to be fed. Fortunately she had been smart enough to bring some food, however she worried that if she would be climbing into the next night, it wouldn’t last. There was still a lot of mountain to be climbed, and the other side was nowhere near. She had not gotten far into the mountains yet, and could still see Logata’s eastern side. Taking out water and bread, she ate while admiring the view of Logata Field. It was much clearer now, and she had gotten pretty high up. Now that it wasn’t so hazy, she could see the city far in the distance. It was no doubt a nice place to be, the safest, wealthiest place in Logata. Living in the castle was especially nice, but Aria preferred reuniting with her brother over the luxuries. Her departure was bound to happen. With how she had been carried into the castle by soldiers as a child, something was clearly not right. Her trainer probably even expected her to vanish one day. Plus, she was sick of the city scene. It was great to be outside and free, and she had a natural yearning to be in the scenic forests of west Logata, the place she had been stolen away from. After eating, Aria dozed off to a rather deep sleep, for a bed of rocks.
She didn’t stand there for long. Aria began to run, experiencing the excitement of escaping a place, almost having that feeling of being chased, although that was unlikely. All she saw ahead of her was the dewy grass and a haze of bleak, gray mist. Even though she couldn’t see exactly where she was headed, she knew she would reach the mountain range in the west that divided the island. Her plan was to pass through them, and she knew the general location of Pinehaven on the other side where mountains meet forests. Visiting the old village was the best idea she could come up with to find any clues on locating her brother.
Despite the fact that she was losing sleep for this, Aria was filled with energy and ran nonstop for an amount of time that amazed herself. There was no chance of seeing the city behind her, but it was obvious that she had gone far. Soon she stopped even paying attention to whatever was ahead and just kept running into oblivion.
By the time she had finally begun to tire out, Aria’s leg hit something and she tumbled over onto her back. She was breathing too heavily to curse, and only now she realized how much the running had actually worn her out. Sitting up, she looked around. What she had fallen over was a big rock, and ahead she saw them--looming, rocky mountains, rising way higher than the weather allowed her to perceive. She rested for a little while, and then began the tiresome trek through the range. It didn’t take long to figure out that this would be the hardest part of her trip. With how dense the mountain range was, she had to do lots of climbing, which was not something she had done before at all. She could tell that there was about no chance of finding an easy way through, so climbing was something she was going to have to deal with. She figured it wouldn’t be too bad. She was a relatively strong teenage girl, and climbing didn’t seem to require much more than muscle and common sense.
When the sun slowly emerged from the horizon, light was cast on the mountain face, and as it grew brighter it was much easier to see through the fog. Soon she could see way further than she had hours ago, and learned that the view of the fatal drop below wasn’t the most settling thing to look at. She kept her eyes upwards, but as she gained altitude she only grew wearier, and the slope only grew steeper. Climbing had not been quite as simple and easy as she initially believed.
Not far into the morning, Aria finally reached a stopping point. Once she had arrived at a cliff big enough to feel comfortable, she sat against a rock to rest. Her mouth was dryer than a desert and her stomach begged to be fed. Fortunately she had been smart enough to bring some food, however she worried that if she would be climbing into the next night, it wouldn’t last. There was still a lot of mountain to be climbed, and the other side was nowhere near. She had not gotten far into the mountains yet, and could still see Logata’s eastern side. Taking out water and bread, she ate while admiring the view of Logata Field. It was much clearer now, and she had gotten pretty high up. Now that it wasn’t so hazy, she could see the city far in the distance. It was no doubt a nice place to be, the safest, wealthiest place in Logata. Living in the castle was especially nice, but Aria preferred reuniting with her brother over the luxuries. Her departure was bound to happen. With how she had been carried into the castle by soldiers as a child, something was clearly not right. Her trainer probably even expected her to vanish one day. Plus, she was sick of the city scene. It was great to be outside and free, and she had a natural yearning to be in the scenic forests of west Logata, the place she had been stolen away from. After eating, Aria dozed off to a rather deep sleep, for a bed of rocks.
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