After an hour and a half of travel, the three pairs of humans and lions arrived at a clearing in the middle of the mountain. It was amazing to see such flat terrain halfway between the foot of the Janai ranges and the peak of Mount Paraiso.
Marx, Vasquez, and Princess Amaya dismounted from the lions. The animals headed toward a nearby stream to drink while the humans took their water containers to drink from it.
Marx took out his mobile phone and launched the map app. Amaya leaned closer to take a look. Marx smelled her scent and he was intoxicated by it. It took him a lot of effort to focus back on the app.
"We are here, halfway to our destination. This is Janai Este. We need to traverse this path here to reach Janai Centro and from there, we go down to the back of Jania Centro and climb up Mount Paraiso."
Marx was trailing his finger along the screen of his cell phone.
