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Chapter 7.1. Long journey.

The climb through the mountains was arduous and unrelenting, each step a battle against gravity itself. Lilith’s legs burned with effort as she scrambled over loose stones and weathered outcroppings, fingers aching from digging for purchase on every handhold.

Azael moved at her side with preternatural grace, seemingly unbothered by the harsh terrain beneath his feet. He sometimes flew, but long flights were exhausting to him, and, just like others, most time he climbed the mountains alongside his companions. Kragor followed close behind in a lumbering gait that sent rocks skittering down the slopes, whenever he took a misstep.

The wind howled around them mercilessly throughout, whipping dust into their faces and threatening to pull loose footing away from precarious perches atop sheer cliffs.

Nightfall brought no respite, forcing them to shelter beneath overhanging rocks or inside narrow caves while the wind raged overhead like an angry beast. Lilith set watches amongst