*Is it some curse? Why is my destiny so strictly interrelated to the Cinder Forest? *
Those thoughts were currently wandering in Eric's mind.
He was still trying to accept that tens of years weren't elapsed in the real world but only in his previous dream.
Sure...logically speaking, that whole experience had been of determining importance to him, as it gave him enough time and freedom of mind to experiment and, consequentially, finally start to understand better his own power.
At the same time, the final end goal of returning to reality allowed him never to lose his drive to improve in the fastest way possible.
Moreover, if all that wasn't enough, all those next to him had such an invaluable experience.
Delilah, Skalia, and Bela had only vague memories: as it usually happened with dreams.