Helia's gaze fell into his sea-green eyes but the girl didn't say anything. She had stopped bickering with the boy as she promised herself to not dislike him and was trying her best to not give him reasons to hate her.
As the trio had already decided where they had to go, they started to discuss about the preparation for the upcoming tournament and the adventure.
"You two should store necessary things for your stay at the island because the journey to the laughing alligator forest may take you three to four days and coming back will require the same amount of time," Helia said as she estimated the span of the period they would spend outside the empress villa.
"Is it that far away?" Nyla asked in surprise.