Chapter Twenty-Three
The next two days of travel toward the villages went by swiftly and quietly. Starlyn and Andron stayed silent during their journey as they reminisced about and mourned Erenuyh. The long plains they traveled across were dull and weary without so much as a wanderer to come by. Birds were scarce through the tall tan hay and grass. Andron didn’t see many goats or sheep throughout the terrain, and he found it odd. Usually, the last few stretches before the villages would be covered in sheep, goats, donkey, and several more animals. He hoped the draeyk attacks hadn’t scared them off, or that all weren’t claimed as food by the creatures.
As they neared the first village from the field, Andron’s anticipation grew with excitement at first. He became excited to see the few fri
