ELAYNE As we drew close to the Isle, the weather became more unpredicatable. On some mornings, it snowed. Sometimes, it rained. Other times, the sun shone down so brightly, it was like they were traveling through a desert. Other times, hail dropped from the sky, killing an unsuspecting soldier. Because of the weather, we had to make too many stops, which was bad for the growing anxiety I felt. I was only reassured that we were moving forward. There was no other message from Amaya to suggest otherwise so we had to keep moving forward. My mind ran nonstop on the type of trouble she had encountered. There were too many possibilities that I had almost journeyed myself, having to be stopped by some soldiers and made to rest forcefully. {The routes have not been mapped out well. We’ve been

