Chapter 35

Avery's pov

We travelled in silence, the old man led the way and I quietly followed behind. We had been walking for two days already. We travelled almost every time and we barely got any sleep, the only time we rested was when we stopped to eat.

The old man would leave me to hunt and when he was done, he would roast the meat and we would eat it together. He usually catches small animals like rabbits, that way, we would finish it in one sitting.

He made sure to cook only during the day and he was very careful with the wind direction. He was a professional making sure we weren't caught.

His cooking wasn't the best but it was something, although I was tired, at least I wasn't starving, I knew how weak I would've been if we were travelling without rest while starving.

A few minutes later, the old man suddenly paused and then he changed his direction, motioning for me to do the same. We walked for a few kilometres and then we arrived at a cave.

We got into the cave, it was pretty dark insi