บท 59: At the edge of the ice desert

When Ansgar came out of the cave, he started walking through the rugged terrain in order to get to the path he had come on, since he had to go down the small mountain.

He had to keep walking because it was quite dangerous to continue on the ice border, he would not risk being hit by a blizzard, with him near that place he would simply freeze to death.

With great care, he began to go down the mountain using his hands and feet for this, before going down through rugged areas. He was looking for the best rocks to go down without risking his life.

As he was going down, he was frowning at the pain he was feeling in his hands.

Despite wearing gloves to protect them, they ended up being hurt by the edge of the stones where he was recharging.

'I have to be careful with these stones. One wrong move and it could put me in danger.

I just hope I can get to the foot of the mountain at noon since I don't want to stay in this place for much longer. '

While he was thinking, he felt the rock in his right hand come off in an unexpected way, causing him to clench his teeth and cling with his other hand and his feet.

Squeezing his right hand for a few seconds, he placed it back on another stone and sighed "This damn place abandoned by Odin's hand, I'm almost sure he wants my life.

Otherwise, I cannot explain why I continue to suffer accidents here. Thank goodness I have Einar's blessing, perhaps otherwise I would have already died. "

Using his hands and being careful of the sharp rocks, he descended slowly towards the small path below him.

After spending some time descending, he could finally reach the path from which he had come.

Looking with some nostalgia at the rugged terrain through which he had descended, he walked towards the north. He intended to go down the mountain through that place and in that way reach the forest that he had seen in the distance.

The path along the path was not complicated because even though it was not big, it seemed that many animals had walked along with it, and it did not take long to realize why.

After walking for some time he could see in the distance, a beautiful waterfall whose beautiful water was blue and seemed to be hot, so following his route with his eyes, he realized that it was coming out directly from the mountain.

Seeing the majestic waterfall, almost without thinking, he took off his clothes, and once he was completely naked, he ran towards the waterfall and relaxed his body under the waters that fell from it.

Feeling the water run over his forehead and all over his body, Ansgar enjoyed the feeling that the hot water would cleanse him, so he stayed in that place for quite some time.

When he felt that his body was completely clean he lay down on a large rock which was also hot and stared at the blue sky while he waited for his body to dry.

After getting completely dry, he walked over to his clothes and started dressing until he was completely covered.

Once dressed, he took out his canteen and filled it with the water from the waterfall. When he finished, he took out his dagger to write a few runes on the largest stone he found.

In them, he described that the water was drinkable and was quite hot, so it could be a very strategic point to collect water and rest.

He also drew a Vegvisir in case some traveler ever came to that place he could find a safe path by which he could go down the mountain and from where he could reach the cave where the remains of Kaj were.

'I guess that's all I can do in this place.'

After finishing, he put his dagger away and continued on his way on that path.

While walking through that lonely place I could hear the noise of his footsteps and the air, which made some strange noises when he passed through the mountain.

Something that caused some curiosity to Ansgar was the scent of snow which was light but brought back memories of his childhood so he walked while they remembered them.

"You should move faster Ansgar if you keep standing in the snow we're not going to get anywhere and I remind you that last time Jarl Eero.

He scolds us for not being able to deliver the supplies he asked us to bring in time, I still remember his screams. "

"I already heard you Galder, but the snow is so beautiful and brings me so much tranquility.

I just can't help but enjoy being in it, plus I remind you that we had to stop because you started throwing snowballs at nearby trees while pretending to be an archer. "

Galder just scratched his nose and made a forced smile, then started running while Ansgar followed very closely ...

The memory of Ansgar was interrupted when he felt a gust of wind on his face. He stopped to cover himself with his hand and realized that he had reached an area where there was no way.

So he had to find another place to go down the mountain because otherwise, he could not leave.

Taking a little air, Ansgar began to analyze the cliff where he was and it was not until then that he could see a tiny path that would allow him to go down.

But there was a slight problem because although it would take him down, it would also take him to a somewhat dangerous area as it would leave him a few kilometers inside the ice desert.

He tried to find other options because he was not amused having to get to that frozen desert, unfortunately, he had no other alternative and he did not have the option to return because perhaps he would not have the opportunity to hunt another fox like the day before.

So he gritted his teeth and descended the path that would lead him to that ice desert. He could only hope for good luck and be able to reach the nearby forest.

For otherwise he would have to spend the night in that inhospitable place where there was nothing but a frozen plain without a trace of life or somewhere to take cover.