Chapter 53: The River

Before the sun fully rose, I saw a dark blue shroud on the southern horizon. It was a mountain range and my first impression was, it was smaller than the one in the north. Four days we'd been travelling with Redmond, at about thirty miles per day. My guess was the mountain range was a little over three hundred miles from the forest.

We'd been killing any monsters in our path and collecting their cores. I wanted to take back a haul to the glade to make the most of our time away. Especially since Mother and Elred were growing the forest and its occupants.

I heard a bubbling sound, there was a river up ahead. When I approached, I heard hooves clacking across rocks. Demon bird searched for me and then we saw them break from the trees along the bank. It was a herd of goats.