To the north of Selmot was a more dangerous forest compared to the one Alexander met Qilana and her knights; it was filled with vicious beasts and horrors far beyond the level of mere kobolds.
'I wonder how these forests are built on a desert; why does this world feel so much more magical than mine?' He wondered many things as their bodies moved slowly through the desert, not far, only an hour's walk, but Zilna said rushing too much in the desert sun was a fool's errand, and they should make the journey steadily, using what little cover and shade they could find along the way.
At some point, they passed a small lake, the top filled with beautiful lilies and green lilypads; floating along the gentle blue lake around the opposite side of the bank were two camels drinking with their enlarged humps that paid no attention to Alexander; Venri, Zilna and Katrin.
