บท 60: Reaching the forest

When Ansgar came down to the side of the mountain, a forced smile formed on his face. He realized that it was already late and that he would only have a few hours to cross the snow desert.

Without wasting time, he walked through the snow that had accumulated on the moor.

He knew he had to walk straight because if he went to the left he would enter more deeply in the snow desert where he might reach the large piece of ice that he had seen from the mountain, while if he went to the right he would run into another Mountain chain.

As he moved through the snow, he enjoys the beauty of the landscape but was bothered by the cold solitude that he felt in the place.

The only thing he could see in the distance was only snow with no trace of any animal or plant, however, the evening sun reflects in the beautiful snow with making him comforted himself.

While Ansgar was walking through the snowy desert at the Sven camp, Einar and the rest of the warriors were at work.

All of them were cutting some logs as they will build a solid defense for the camp and in this way guarantee the safety of the warriors who will remain in the place.

"Einar, do you think Ansgar's group survived?

I still believe that the idea of walking all over the island is something very brave, but it is also something stupid. "

Max, who was making small incisions in the wood, stopped for a moment and looked at his father

"Great explorers are born with curiosity, I am sure that the decision they made knowing all the risks.

Besides, all of them know about the dangers of walking towards the town, if they are alive or dead we will only know when we get to the town. "

Sven who was chopping a log with his ax wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked up at the treetops

"I hope they are still alive as they are excellent warriors and it would be a real shame to tell their families they died somewhere on the island so we will never find their bodies."

"Perhaps at this time it is impossible to travel the island completely, father, but I will see to it that in the future we have military forts and small villages throughout the island.

We will also have an extensive network of roads throughout the island so in the future the curiosity to investigate the island will be less and we can use that desire to get answers from our people to investigate the entire new continent that we have for ourselves.

It will not be easy to dominate the entire continent and even more so if we do not have the population, but it will be a task that will correspond to all our descendants.

Now, all we have to do is cut down as much of the logs as we can and prepare an impale strong enough for Goi and the other warriors to winter safely. "

Sven just smiled and continued cutting the logs he had pending.

Ansgar, who was still walking through the ice desert, was disturbed as he was hearing a series of strange noises that seemed to come from nowhere.

In the beginning, he was only confused with the sound of the air, but little by little the noises were increasing in intensity causing them to become part of the background.

These noises coupled with the loneliness in the place made Ansgar almost unconsciously begin to jog.

As he was jogging, the noises sounded closer and closer. To Ansgar, it was as if he had numerous strange instruments playing close to his ears.

It did not take long for him to run with all his might because somehow he feared that if he stayed in the same place or near there, he could die.

It was the first time that Ansgar had felt an irrational fear in his life, for him, a warrior who had taken part in great battles and who had survived the inclement weather.

He could not find any explanation for the noises he was hearing, somehow he was not willing to investigate what caused it because it was about dark, there was nowhere where he could take refuge.

But even more important was that he only had some fox meat to survive, and the little amount of wood that he had left will not be enough to create a large fire to give some light in that desolate place.

As he ran more and his leg muscles ached, he could hear the noises begin to diminish, but this did not stop him as he was so upset that he simply continued on his way.

After running for a long time, Ansgar was glad to see the forest he had seen from the mountain, so with great effort, he kept running until he could reach a tree.

In which the first thing he did was lean back so he could catch his breath while squeezing his chest that hurt.

When he could finally catch his breath, the first thing he did was to draw his dagger and began jotting down a few runes, which emphasized that the ice desert was cursed.

Still upset, he took the time to describe in great detail the noises he had heard and the sensation he had felt.

After having written everything that he thought necessary, he looked with terror at the ice desert that was on his back and continued his way in the forest since he did not want to be near that place when it got dark.

As he entered the forest, he found a safe enough place in which he made a small fire and after that, he lay down on the ground near her to almost immediately fall asleep.

With the first rays of the sun, Ansgar opened his eyes, and it was at that moment that he felt safe after what had happened in the afternoon of the previous day.

"I swear by Odin that I will not return to that place alone, if I can return I will do so accompanied and with the assurance that Herald Einar can tell me what caused those noises."