Beyond the Divorce

I sat there, listening to them chat nonstop. It was a very dark night, and just two small lamps, like fireflies, were lit dimly out of dread of being found. It was so dark that there was no way to see far ahead!

However, I was aware that I was surrounded by our people.

After a while, Atlas walked towards me and reached out his hand. "We need to get closer. Can you still walk?"

"I can!" I insisted.

I grabbed his hand and stood up with his support. He hugged me and said, "You've worked hard!"

I leaned my forehead against Atlas's chin and then strode forward.

I should be thanking everyone here. They had been here day and night for a long time, walked this path countless times, for my father's sake. What right did I have to whine? What right did I have to pity myself? However, it was physically taxing for me I had never done a hike like that before.

Atlas always mentioned that I needed to exercise more after our intimate moments. I used to refute him resentfully, but now I admit I lacked exercise.

Dylan led us to climb a small hill. It was already stuffy and lacking oxygen in the forest, and climbing the mountain made me feel like my lungs were about to explode, almost unable to breathe. I was panting heavily. Atlas crouched in front of me and said, "Come up!"

quickly pulled him up and said, "No need... slow down, I'm...

it'll be

looking at me. I was delaying the progress. I

walked ahead quickly, and Atlas had to hold my hand

everyone came to

clambered over to the brink, peering down. It emerged that there was a rather sizable stronghold inside a sizable mountain basin encircled by mountains on all

darker. I asked Atlas, "What time

"5 a.m."

the darkness before dawn. Lights were dimly

Navi's base?" I still asked Atlas

sweat off my forehead. He nodded and patted my head in distress. "Yes, this is his base

discovered it. Because it's surrounded by mountains on three sides, it's easy to defend, so

asked Dylan, "How much longer until

Dylan responded, "But there's

time is when