Arabella knew though that not being able to see him for months again would be difficult. She was truly grateful for teleportation spells.
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The smell of burnt matter filled the air and thick smoke darkened the sky.
Yet, more fires were created everyday.
No, they had to be maintained.
They had to keep burning.
The sky had been gray in this part of Valeria for days now even without winter beginning yet.
The flora in the surroundings had dyed out. No, they had been cleared up to be burned so they won't keep becoming nourishment for the pests.
Several territories looked desolate in a matter of days.
Ashes blown by the wind kept falling like snow everywhere.
The air was dusty and heavy with all the particles floating around.
They had been burning crops for days but they still had to keep burning more as the infectious diseases and malevolent pests grew even wilder when the crops they preyed on were gone.
