Master Of None

"I think Midnight would have slept all day if I didn't promise her a part of my snack to get up." Gil was having the inner battle of giving away some of his beef jerky that the party was snacking on while they walked.

"I think you just have to accept that you gave in to Midnight's tricks." Remey was the first to teach Gil. Everyone knew it was true though, Midnight had managed to pull the wool over Gil's eyes easily.

"Whatever, I just wanted to get us moving sooner. That spot we want to set up as a resting area will be important, you know." Gil dashed forward to scout. He was not going to just sit and accept this from everyone.

"I figure I will leave a barrel of water, one crate of mixed potions, some healing supplies but not much since the healers will bring a lot, and maybe some wood for a fire. I don't want to leave a lot of food since it will attract monsters before others get there." Walker was sure he had everything covered.

"Leave our extra bed rolls there. It will help those that are worse off rest. You and I both know that there will be some major injuries." Su spoke up since she saw that Alice was about to try and say the same thing even though she wasn't supposed to speak.

When Alice backed Su up by pulling on Walker's arm he finally nodded a yes. He knew that they would have to sleep on the ground but it was worth the price. They weren't going to stop for long to rest until they reached the border.

"It's interesting how much things are changing. I know there is a desert past the mountains and south a dry and vast mix of grasslands, demonic forests, and even some strange lakes. But, it's hard to understand." Remey had looked at the map many times. She needed to know what herbs she should expect to find. The more she found the more she could make when at the border.

"The demon lands are a mix of many things. The swamp lands even meld in to the demon lands where the border walls couldn't be built. Not that anyone would ever go through that way. Even the refugees and powerful demons wouldn't risk that." From what Walker had read, he knew that the demon lands were challenging.

"I know that I read the same journals as you. The demon lands are going to be even tougher than any other place we have been to. The demons might have some very tough magical skills, but they are still not the most powerful in the demon lands."Su remembered many of the important things she and Walker had read. She couldn't forget so easily.

"Even the trees can be tougher than the ones in the elven forest. The spiked sun trees grow without leaves and instead rely on bugs and other animals getting stuck to them for nutrients. That's terrifying." The tree that Su referenced was one that was considered dangerous but valuable. The deep red wood was considered very valuable.

"That's what gets you? I thought you wouldn't like the demonic beasts there that were capable of destroying a forest alone. I remember a passage about demonic titans. They aren't really titans in the mythical sense, but they are a large golem made of stone exposed to high amounts of earth mana and dark mana. It causes them to become territorial and hard to defeat because they had two cores. They will grow to the size of small hills." Walker definitely did not want to see such a monster. If he did he would avoid it at all costs.

"Well, if you see a white flower with a red center tell me. I want to get it to make a regeneration potion. It helps the body heal faster over time which is slightly different from a healing potion. The flowers are extinct in the northern lands but apparently, they exist in the demon lands. They are just hard to get to since they attract monsters with their scent." Remey said this as if it was just a casual thing.

"You want us to look for something that attracts monsters!? No way, we aren't doing anything like that." Walker immediately vetoed that thought. He was not going to risk such a thing.

"It sounds very useful though. Imagine if you had a serious injury and could not get to a healer soon. You could take a regeneration potion and begin to heal while you rush to the nearest whaler. It's perfect for the injured at the border." Su found the positive immediately. Remey was right here with her supporting the ideas.

"However…if it attracts monsters then it's risky. The demonic monsters have already proven to be tougher than we are. If we encountered more than one we might need to run for our lives." That was the end of Remey's mental cheering for Su.

"We can consider it if we see it in the distance. I won't risk anyone's safety. Let's just see what Gil found ahead." Walker saw Gil on his way back. He knew that something had made him turn around.

"A lot of nothing ahead of us. The path seems to be pretty empty if not just overgrown. I think we will be able to spend the next few hours without issues. I even feel it's too barren. I just wonder if there is a predator around keeping the basic animal population low. I didn't see any footprints though." Gil knew that this was a sign of a monster around. Yet, he didn't know which one was the cause.

"Then we stay on alert. Let's drink some water and focus up. We will keep conversation low in case we bring attention to ourselves. Midnight can hide in the nearby grass to ambush anything that tries to sneak up." The plan was set and the party pushed onwards.

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