When morning came, Ranar woke to find Gunter gone.
The sun was just beginning to rise over the jagged peaks, its golden light spilling across the mountains.
She turned to wake Ric, who was sleeping beside her.
But when she looked at him, she found his eyes already open.
Ranar blinked.
"Gunter is gone."
"Yeah, I know. He said he was going into the city to scope out the place and find somewhere for us to lay low for a while." Ric answered while gazing at the sky as it slowly brightened.
Ranar nodded.
The first rays of sunlight touched her skin, and she immediately felt the warmth spreading through her body. Her strength gradually increased as the sun climbed higher into the sky.
She felt empowered.
Ranar stood and dusted the dirt from her clothes.
"I hope they have a bath wherever we're going."
Ric nodded.
He needed one too. His clothes were covered in dirt from their journey through the mountains, though he still had clean ones stored inside his storage artifact.
