After narrowly escaping from the castle, Kai and I found ourselves on the road together. With no other options and nowhere else to go, I had no choice but to follow him. We had been walking for almost a day, and I had no idea how much further we had to go.
Kai strode confidently ahead of me, his steps sure and unwavering. I didn't think we were lost, but the pangs of hunger gnawed at our stomachs and sapped our strength. We didn't know if we were being followed or not, so we moved cautiously, always on guard. The constant tension and uncertainty left us both exhausted.
As the sun climbed higher in the sky and approached its zenith, Kai finally came to a stop. I wasn't sure if we had reached our destination or if he was about to collapse from hunger. But then he pushed aside the bushes in front of him, clearing a path for us to follow.
"Here we are," he said, "the ninja bloodline clan."
