The land was barren, there was nothing but sand and rock for kilometres, no river, no water, no humans, no trees. The trees they spotted were dry and looked like they belonged in a horror movie. These strange, otherworldly plains reminded Gauri of the desert, but with stretches of plain land and her chance of ever reaching her destination fading with each step, it seemed much worse. There wasn't even a cactus here. She collapsed against a dried tree, exhausted and thirsty.
"We can't stop here," said Ashwathama.
"What exactly do you want me to do?" Do you want me to go for a month without breaks? I.. " She coughed as she felt the dryness in her throat.
"I'm thirsty," she said.
"You're succumbing to your human flaws; utilise your yogic strength to sustain yourself."
Gauri's anger erupte
