My legs ached, my arms were sluggish, my eyes heavy and mind numb. “Sebastian,” I groaned. "Shut up," “I'm tired!" I whined The bastard doesn't even bother to look back and keeps walking. For the love of moon, its almost night! He didn't even let us stop for lunch and I just had to eat while walking. "Why can't we just stop and sleep?" I ask him, indignation fueling my limbs to keep working. "Because this is a long path," Sebastian says, I might just be imagining things but he sounds terse. "We can't waste a single second." "Are there shorter paths?” I jog a little to match his pace. "Yes," Sebastian says, staring straight ahead. "The shorter the path, the more dangerous it becomes." I worry my bottom lip. If we take a shorter path, our chance of winning will... well, remain t

