Third Person's POV
The young lad's journey toward the north began with the early light of dawn, with the sky painted in soft hues of pink and orange. He had left before the kingdom fully stirred, slipping through the quiet streets as the world still slept. His heart was heavy, weighed down by the lingering memory of Alex's anxious farewell. But there was also a thrill in the unknown, a flicker of excitement at the thought of adventure.
The road ahead was long and winding, cutting through dense forests, open fields, and eventually leading into the rugged terrain of the northern lands. The path was familiar to the young lad, but there was a sense of novelty this time, as if the landscape had shifted subtly in the night, altering the world just enough to make it feel different.