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Chapter 43: Starry night sky
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2024-10-29 19:42:56It was a quiet ride all the way to Eaglewatch. Yet at some point during the night we both saw a bright flash. It was only there for a few seconds before it left. We tried to ride through the night, however, exhaustion got the hold of us. Leigh, somehow, got a vine from a tree and tied up our horses.
I didn't make a fire. It would have made our place known. The next morning we went full speed ahead for our trip. We didn't know what was going to happen when we got to the village. We kept our hopes up. We shouldn't have because when we arrived our optimism was shattered.
Leigh and I are conversing, deep into the topic of which was the most beautiful places we've been. I was winning on the wow factor. Levi had taken me all over the globe for many occasions. Yet, Leigh had the upper hand of experiencing so many cultures from a more in-depth point of view. Sometimes she would even have her girl there with her.
I've always wanted to do that. Be that
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