215 CCXV. The Platforms

"I'm coming, my love. I hope you can hear me, I'm very close. I've been waiting for this moment for a long time, I've been through a lot of misadventures and the only thing I want is to hug you hard, kiss you and smell your gorgeous red hair" he thought, sleeping as he looked at the stars.

...

At the first light of dawn, Dag was the first to open his eyes and stand up, already full of adrenaline. 

One by one, Karl, Reidar, and Gridd also awoke and after recovering from sleep, they mounted on horseback, while Dag hurried them, repeating them not to waste time.

It was about an hour when they reached the foot of the mountains surrounding Skjegg. 

"It's... It's magnificent!" exclaimed Karl, his gaze pointed upwards, in disbelief at what he was looking at.