Alex strode through a marsh, the stink of the water only masked by the flowers that seemed to grow here. Even though he hadn't been here for it, he still picked up a few flowers that were Alchemy ingredients.
It was a surprise to him they hadn't been destroyed yet.
Close to 10 months had passed since he had entered the secret realm, close to the day he would pass all of the Monarch's bets and earn himself a fortune, despite the circumstances he had put himself in early on.
Although, he had never given much thought to their bets. He always knew he was strong enough to survive for long. The only reason he even gave any thought to those bets was because of what he was going to get in return.
