The mountain was tall. Damian would be a lot happier if he could just fly his way up to the top, but that was not possible.
He had to walk. The same applied to the others who were with him.
"Why does this mage live in such remote place?" Cassia asked.
She was worried because the climb required a lot of physical work, and her sister, Nessia, was not in a good shape.
Mary, the one who knew the mage said, "He is a retired mage, that's why. If he stayed in a place where everyone could go to, then everyone would be asking for his services."
The mage knew Mary and her family, and that was the only reason he would be willing to help them. Well, that was what they hoped for.
There was a world where they did all of that just for the mage to say no and not help them. Damian didn't even want to think about that.
