As they saw they desert, Exila stopped everyone.
"There must be a quicker way. Did you forgot that Altenam in on the other side of the world?"
"Yeah! Did you forget it Flower?"
"No. I though we were going to catch the boat."
"What boat?" Exila "We are on the middle of the land, girl."
"On the river near your village." Luan said in a low boice, but everyone heard it.
"And you only gave out the information now?" Exila asked " We walked almost 6km, i'm sweating a lot in this dress."
"Wait. I remember that there is a portal that lead directly to Altenam." Luan said in a high voice.
"Where is it?"
"In... The.. desert?!" He explained slowly, ready to receive a punch from someone.
"Then let's go. Where is it?" Tim asked, with both his hands on the waist "What are we waiting for?"
"Yeah...! Right...! The problem is... It is in Mixile." He said, closing his eyes.
"Very well. We should get out if these clothes then!" Tom said, pulling up his dress.
"All this work for nothing." Flower she said with a sad expression.
"You should have told us the right way to go."
"It is my fault as well." Luan joining the Conversation. "You shouldn't have come."
"Bullshit." Tim said looking straight into Luan's eyes, angry. "We are friends now. So we must stick together, forever."
"I agree with him." Tom confirmed "And it wasn't your fault, I can guarantee you that."
"We should rest a while and plan how to not get kill, since Julian isn't here." Exila said, sitting on a tree trunk."
"You have me." Luan said "the last time I check, Mortis took their seals."
"But now, there are demigods there, they don't have seals.
"Shit! First time knowing it."
" I believe there is a way." Tom said, sitting down as well "What if we hide out seals?"
"And become an exiled as well!" Timothy said with joy.
"Being an exiled isn't as easy as it seems." Exila said, pointing to a kind of a brown belt around her leg, it was hidden behind her skirt.
"You didn't need to show it." Tim shouted getting in front of her with open arms "Look away."
"And he is acting like a childe again." Tom said before taking a deep breath.
"SHUT UP. I AM JUST PROTECTING WHAT'S MINE."
"Since when?" Exila asked, pushing him to the side "This is my body not yours."
Tim got quiet and then he sit the nearest he could of his brother, without being pushed away. He looked to Exila, that was still talking about the belt abd looked away.
Ignoring him was everyone, Exila looked discreetly to the side as she talked.
"They have to live with that because of poison?"
"Yeah. Our Village was originally from there, but as the exiled started to grow on number we had to move to the forest."
"I see... How will we pass with the poison in the air?"
"I can help you with that!" Flower said, already with four bowls of wood on her hand. "I am a healer after all."
They looked between themselves and then, got up and walked towards her, each one taking a bowl.
"Now close your eyes."
"Do you think we should?" Luan asked Tom in a whisper.
"I don't know... The people from there are known for their honesty."
So?!" She asked, looking between them "What do you think?"
"There is nothing on the bowl. " Exila said, confused.
"I have the mixture ready in my bottle. You just have to..."
"Close your eyes." Tim finished the sentence with a bored voice.
All obeyed her, them the sound of clothes is heard, a lid being removed from a bottle and then the sound of a liquid being poured inside the bowls.
"Can we look?" Tim asked impatient.
"Be quiet Tim." Exila warned.
The girl walked away after evryone had their share.
"Open your eyes now." She order.
They did what they were told and as soon they looked to the violet liquid inside the bowl, everyone was frozen.
"What is happening?" Luan asked, only being able to move his eyes.
"There is paralysis gases inside of the drink. But i assure you that it's harmless."
"Yeah. It doesn't seem like that."
"I have to take that liquid every year. You just have to wait an hour."
"It's already nihht." Tom said "We need a place for the night, is dangerous."
Flower looked around, worried, then she touched her cheek with a finger, thinking.
"I know!" She said in a high Pinch.
She run toward one tree and as she touched it, Flower looked over to then and smilled.
"Take care of me."
"Why?" Luan asked.
Flower didn't answer, she closed her eyes and said some words, at the same time the roots from under the tree started to grown and evolved them.
Nearby there was rustling sounds and everyone got panic, even Flower, but she maintained her patience and soon they were envolved by roots, making a huge ball with 2 meters of diameter. However, Flower fainted as soon as they finish.
Tim was about to speak, but Luan, that was moving already, for some reason, covered the teens mouth.
"I really thought I smelled him around here. "Julian said and Luan left a tear fall involuntarily. "There were always this ball here?"
"No one is able to make it in seconds, it must be a nest from a monster, we should move on."
"Let me check again, to make sure."
"Very well. I will wait on the tent."
"Alright."
Julian approach the ball, right kn the side Luan was, then he touched his head on the roots and touched it with his hands, smilling.
"I am sure that its you in there. Be save, my dragon."
Luan run towards the place Julian was and both started to cry just by the feeling of the heat coming from each side of the root.
"I will save you, Julian." Luan said.
"We must depart and never meet again. Don't come looking for me."
Luan opened his mouth to talk, but the heat disappeared and he heard Julian walking away, he could felt everyone gaze at him, even without moving.
"I know what you are thinking, but you're wrong " He said embarrassed as he walked towards Flower "There was NO feelings in that chat."