After we emerged from the second door, it closed shut behind us, sealing off the passage we had just traversed. We stood there for a moment, surveying our new surroundings. The landscape was vastly different from the verdant forests we had encountered on our previous journey. Instead, the terrain was characterized by arid, barren land with sporadic shrubs dotting the landscape.
Our destination lay in the east, and we knew that the journey would be fraught with danger. We had already encountered the ferocious beasts that roamed these lands, and the memory of those encounters still sent shivers down our spines. Nevertheless, we were determined to complete our mission.
