As we stood there, gazing up at the sky, I was filled with mixed emotions. I knew that at any moment, the old man would lead me back to the fissure and we would resume our mission. I was grateful that we had a moment to relax, to take a rest. I knew that we needed it. I knew that I deserved it, after all the pain that I had been through.
After a while, Amias turned to me. He spoke in a solemn voice. "The time is approaching, Samuel," he said. "We have to go now."
A cold chill ran up my spine. I knew he was right. I had grown so accustomed to the old man, and I had grown so fond of him. His words left me with this feeling of emptiness, that I would never see him again after the completion of the Quest. I knew that we would meet again someday, in the future, but that did not make me feel a
