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Lilianya reached the top of the hillside and glanced at the beautiful sunset. The hill peaked in the center of two mountains in the west, and she watched the red sun as it tucked itself below the horizon. The air was cold, and she clutched her coat tighter. It was true she was excited to be able to journey further north into the depths of the island. No one actually knew how large the island was. When they’d first discovered it, they kept to the southern side. A few of them had flown around the island, but the land itself was mostly unexplored.
And Lilianya was the one who got to explore it. She was ecstatic for the opportunity. And it was all because of Paedyn. Sure, she could have gone off and tried to explore on her own, but she wouldn’t have been able to go far. They didn’t know h
