921 Master Hollow (1)

~ Close to the border of China with Kazakhstan ~

Friday afternoon…

Sarah is sitting on a mat and facing an older man, known as Master Hollow, without a word. This is the third day she is doing this: sitting.

She arrived at the closest city to her current location with Jesse on Tuesday, late night. After few hours of rest, she left Jesse in an inn and started her 20km hike through the forest at the crack of dawn. She was eager to reach here as soon as possible. They estimated about five hours for Sarah to reach her destination, but it took her more than seven. Even with a detailed map of the terrain, she got lost few times and had to trace her steps back. At that time, she missed Aiden more than usually. He never gets lost. Never. She remembers that Jeff once said that Aiden has to have inbuilt compass because he always knows where he is going… and Sarah could use that compass feature. And Aiden's proximity.