章節 269: The Path Ahead

"...then the Archon swept me up in his arms and we took to the sky. His wings glowed with the light of the dawn, trailing across the sky like the rising sun. The land and sea below were endless stretches of darkness, occasionally broken by the scattered lights of a city. By the time the morning came, we were over the Southern Continent, the graceful towers of the Divine Throne approaching fast."

I fell silent, a shiver running down my tail as I recalled the terrifying journey across the world. The wind in my hair, the unfathomable height, and the absolute darkness that seemed to consume the world. If not for the strong arms and comforting words of the Archon, I never would have made it.

"That's…incredible," Tana whispered, her eyes shining with delight. "To think it's possible to fly that far in one night. What was he like?"