Crystalized

Abi and the silver-haired witch continued running.

Somehow, Abi didn't feel tired despite running for a long while now. Her body felt lighter than ever and her lungs didn't feel like it was on fire like it used to. She suddenly remembered the training regime Alex had put her through back then. Her heart used to pound in her chest from all the effort she had to exert just to run down the road but right at that moment, she wasn't even heaving.

They must have covered a few kilometers by now and they were going at a fairly fast pace. Did the witch cast a spell on her, Abi wondered because she somewhat felt that she was a balloon being dragged along by the silver-haired witch.

After what seemed like a long time, they stopped in front of a mossy, large tree. There didn't seem to be anything special about the place because the tree looked like every other tree in the forest.

The silver-haired witch then turned to Abi.