I took one last look at the peaceful city below to reaffirm my decision, the vastness of civilization in the heart of one of the most inhospitable regions that the natural world could ever muster proving to me that this was a path I wanted to walk down.
To be able to be so strong and so influential that I could turn even the most dangerous and unlivable areas this world had in store into a veritable fortress for whomever I wanted and deemed worthy of my protection.
Of our protection, since I knew that no matter what, no matter how much I strove to improve or tried to climb over and ahead of my loved ones just for the principle of the matter, none of them would be easily left behind, nor would they allow me to remain in front of them for long.
Whew~