Jerome
I was grateful to the moon goddess for saving Crystal's life.
How would I have coped? What exactly will I have to tell the leader when he enquires about her?
I really didn't want to cross the black paths of the leader. I knew how much he adored Crystal as well.
If I dared to allow anything bad to happen to her in the course of the operation, there is no way he wouldn't punish me severely. I wasn't ready for such to happen.
I just wanted to remain in the leader's good books as I always had been.
Three days later, we had journeyed through the forest and camped when we got exhausted. I made sure to keep an eye on Crystal. She might not be as strong as she claims to be.
I had always known her to be brave and in times like this she would want to show off her braver
