*Female voice:*
'Wake up, Hiro, it's time. Get up.'
*Hiro:*
'What is this? This voice isn't Elara's.'
*Hiro:*
'Seriously, this can't be the best time for her to be in this place.'
Hiro, opening his eyes and realizing it was a dream, checked the surroundings with his eyes, confirming that he was in another world and it wasn't just another dream.
'Apparently I'm still in this place. I had the slightest hope that it was all a dream or an illusion.'
Sigh!
'How long did I sleep, I don't think more than 5 minutes. I see how it's all around.'
'Now what should I do? ....'
'Ready, I'll make a list, but I have nowhere to write.'
Ah!
'My phone, where is it?'
'I found it. Please turn it on.'
Forgetting that the phone wouldn't turn on, he insisted on making it work, until he remembered that it was dead. Looking at his hands, he got the idea to list each finger with what it was supposed to do like this: Thumb (look for shelter), Index (look for food), Middle Finger (look for protection), Ring Finger (look for information), Little Finger (look for more people). He questioned himself about the Little Finger, as he was afraid of meeting the same people as before.
'No, let's leave it at that.'
'Starting, it would be the Thumb: seek shelter.'
'But I don't see any. Wait, I'm looking for a five-star hotel? Ha!'
'Seeing this valley, the least I can ask for is somewhere warm and safe.'
'If I stay at the beginning of the river ...'
Cold wind blowing down my neck!
Shivering! 'Where did this cold come from all of a sudden? It's not out of the question.'
'Acha-choo!'
'I have to leave quickly. I might get sick.'
Clack!
'I stay in the same place so much that my ass is starting to hurt.'
'Stretch!'
'Let the search for shelter begin.'
The presence that had watched Hiro since his arrival had kept its distance, watching intently all this time. Once everything was ready, Hiro started on his way in search of shelter. After about 5 minutes, he found nothing, only more trees.
'Seriously, there's nothing, not even a trace of life.'
'I'll have to keep looking.'
He went on for another 5 minutes. In a slightly desperate voice, he began to ask himself if he could find shelter. The sunlight was already in a sunset of orange and violet combined, something that filled Hiro with peace and at the same time gave him fear as he saw that night was coming, thinking about the monsters that might appear, even a large dragon in this wide world.
'Agh! I hadn't paid attention to the sun.'
'I must hurry.'
'Shit, I've looked around and found nothing.....'
'Wait a minute, that's it, yes it must be.'
Running!
'A cave. Finally, something that can serve as shelter.'
Finding a cave, he quickly jumped in without thinking about what he might find once inside. Barely any sunlight was coming in and it was getting less and less. As he entered, he stepped on a switch, closing the cave from the outside and leaving it dark for a brief moment, when suddenly some lights came on. Illuminating the place, with an astonished look on his face, he saw that the place was a cellar where several unknown artefacts were located. At the back he saw a curious desk which he approached and noticed several notes and drawings.
'Annotations? What could this place be? I don't see anyone, it's empty apart from all these artefacts and the desk.'
'Everything seems to indicate that someone is using this place.'
'Whose could it be?'
'Well, I'm locked in for the moment. I guess I'll look for the exit later.'
'But, on the bright side, I've found a shelter. I'll rest in this place for the time being.'
Accepting that he had found a shelter, Hiro settled down to rest, thinking about what he would do the next day or the next few days in this world, and fell asleep. From outside the cave, the person who had spied all this way from the source of the river was really angry, and his presence was felt in a part of the valley. Without noticing anything, Hiro was still sleeping peacefully.