Chapter 65: Approach
Alessa's body throbbed from head to toe by the time they reached Paragon's walls. The muscles in her legs were hard and sore, and her feet ached right down to the bones. It'd taken five and a half days of strenuous hiking, from first light to dusk every single day. They'd covered some 140 miles of wilderness, but they'd made it.
They didn't have much of a choice but to hurry, what with the creatures constantly on their tail. Miraculously, they'd somehow managed to avoid any confrontations throughout their trek. Occasionally Alessa had heard noises from the woods beside them, or caught a glimpse of a large shadow pacing up ahead. But for some reason, the beasts had left them alone. Isaac was on edge, never quite believing that they were truly safe. But Alessa had decided to just be grateful when life threw a bone her way - it certainly didn't happen often enough, that was for sure.