https://i.imgur.com/4n25Ko7.png A firm nod came her reply to the Merchant's question. Indeed, her house. The group entered debate again. Not with words, but with looks. Magna stared awkwardly as the group processed her offer, and they came to the decision that the larger men would stay behind to gu...

https://i.imgur.com/4n25Ko7.png To be recognized as 'one of them' welled Magna's heart with pride, even if it was because she was a trouble maker. She didnt mean to be, but she had yet to understand that her actions had consequences that affected others, regardless of her intentions. In that instan...

https://i.imgur.com/4n25Ko7.png The heart of Clearwater was a lot more busy than she'd thought it would be. Many people she knew were gathered around, buying all sorts of wares from the stinky merchant. Even if the merchant was a bit rude and grouchy, she was happy that the people of the village we...

https://i.imgur.com/4n25Ko7.png Following her escapade to the road beyond the village's boundaries, Magna was dragged home by her mother. Verka dispersed to tend to the convoy, and her lectures were suspended for the rest of the day. Home, for Magna, was a sizeable log cottage on an elevated piece ...

https://i.imgur.com/4n25Ko7.png The caravan encounter, as Magna would remember it, was just as, if not more, refreshing for her as it was for the men in the convoy. Visitors rarely ventured as far north as Clearwater, and mother had forbidden her from speaking with the travelers. The sudden recogni...

https://i.imgur.com/4n25Ko7.png The bald one, she knew, was likely very intimidating to some, as he appeared to be not only a skilled combatant, but his physique was in top condition too. It made sense for such a man to be guarding a 'convoy', whatever that was. But Magna had a good feeling about h...

https://i.imgur.com/4n25Ko7.png Once the caravan had stopped completely, the girl lowered her outstretched hand and crossed her arms. She was resolute, like the mountain; an uncrossable barrier between the caravan and the bridge. There was chatter, confusion among the travelers, and she grinned, fo...

https://i.imgur.com/4n25Ko7.png Was it unwise to run headlong into the woods to chase down something that she didn't know what it was? Yes, and most of her knew that to be true, but she needed to focus on something else and strange noises were the perfect outlet for her escapism. The convoy came in...

https://i.imgur.com/4n25Ko7.png It didn't take much to impress Magna, she'd seen very little of the world growing up, and on her travels alike. Somehow, she'd avoided major cities and roads all throughout the wilderness between Hopsfell and Antiris. It wasn't that she had anything against cities, b...

https://i.imgur.com/4n25Ko7.png 71st of Glade, 112 The searing season was just around the corner, and all the snow in Clearwater, a lumbering village north of Antiris, had completely melted. The sawmill was back in operation as the river had thawed, so there was no need to send large shipments of r...