It was 1 o'clock in the afternoon, and the sun was still shining brightly from above, casting its radiant light through the gaps between the trees onto Aaron's eyes. He was moving at a pace that wouldn't exhaust his endurance, traversing through the snow and among the trees. As Dum had mentioned, they were indeed quite far from the settlement. While the journey might not take a full week as he had said, the fact that the road was dangerous remained undeniable.
"Hoh... hoh..." Aaron breathed deeply as he moved, the songs of birds entering one ear and exiting the other. The weather was warmer than expected, prompting him to remove one of the four layers of clothing he had on to move more comfortably.
