Under the scorching rays of the mid-morning sun, a black-haired young man carefully navigated through a forest filled with blue natural runes.
It had been a day and a half since Hal left the water source area, and he was now attempting to make his way back to the meeting place with Liora.
He wore a frown throughout the journey, visibly shaken by what he had seen through the sparrow's vision of what lay beyond.
Hal spotted Iridescent Willows, which should've been a cause for celebration, however, the nearest one was probably at least three days away.
How did he see so far ahead?
It was because there was a massive crater beyond the mound, and mysteriously, the stream, after entering a hole somewhere at the bottom of the crater, was flowing upward to the hole in the mound, with the secret possibly hidden beneath the land.
Near the center was a massive natural spring, along with Liora's much-sought Iridescent Willows.
