Shared Burden

"How...?" Royce asked.

"The mountain is steep and too high for a continuous climb," Kazak began. "There are places where you need to make jumps that are tens of meters long. But that's just going up; many of us can handle that. The real problem is going down the other side. It's equally, if not more, difficult. However, with a space-time mage, we could take breaks and cross the toughest sections more easily. That way, we could make it over the mountain in a day, maybe a day and a half," Kazak explained.

"Climbing the mountain...?" Mira asked, sounding doubtful.

"It's the fastest way to confirm it. That is, if your mage can handle it," the old fox replied, looking at Damian with a knowing gaze. "But judging from what I saw earlier, I don't think he'll have much trouble."

Well, it was an option. But Damian wanted to sleep for a day or two in peace in this place. This much open space was rare in this forest, and the view was breathtaking.