. . .
A few days later, Jin found himself standing on the foot of a mountain. He gripped his backpack while gazing up the mountain peak--the exact place Zeirenne could be residing at the moment. He hadn't seen her for an entire year, and being at that spot made him sweat waterfalls.
"Zeirenne," he said, "Have you been doing well?"
The pent up longing in his heart was mixed with dread, nervousness, and excitement. He was feeling all sorts of emotions at once. At last, he was only a mountain away from seeing her again.
Without wasting any second, the climbed up the mountain while keeping his eyes open for Zeirenne. There was a huge waterfall on the side of the mountain, and a river flowed calmly below the crashing waters. He smiled.
"There's no doubt she'll be here. Don't worry," he told himself, "This is all she'll ever ask for."
