Chapter 15: Lake Isle

"Is it still far?"

I asked Luca while leaning on his back. Lately he won't let me walk longer than twenty minutes. I also don't refuse to be carried on his back because I often feel tired. Maybe the road terrain that was slippery and damp, making my legs get tired quickly.

Meanwhile, Luca and Adam had no difficulty at all walking among the giant roots and mud.

Elden Wood now was mostly swamp and mud. There will be very few lands with hard soil, sometimes we had to look for the hard ground to rest, for hours.

“In a moment, it will be there in front of us.”

But I didn't see any lake in front of us. It's just a very tall bush. And the closer we got, the clearer I saw that the bushes were filled with thorns.

"The lake is behind this thorny bush?" I asked.

"Of course." Adam stopped right in front of it. Likewise with Luca.

I wiggled my legs asking Luca to put me down.

"Love, it's all mud in here, your feet might get wet and dirty."

I pouted at that, “Aren't you tired? I want to stretch my