9. Uphill Journey

When Burdak came back, Randu could no longer eat the meat. There is still more than half of the deer in front of her… she looked at her husband with a look of regret.

"I... I…. I can't do it anymore." She couldn't even speak. Her breathing is heavy, like someone who had run a marathon.

Burdak sat beside her, he ate Randu's leftovers.

“You have to learn to eat a lot… because you will need the energy to survive.”

The way Burdak ate it, quietly and silently. He moved gracefully… but in just an instant, all the meat in front of them is gone. After drinking and cleaning his hands, Burdak asked Randu to follow him again.

They walked towards the north, on a different path from where they had practiced earlier. They went into a more tenuous forest. The sun could come in, and illuminate their journey, Burdak walked five steps in front of Randu. From a distance, Randu heard the sound of falling water. Burdak turned lef