"Huff… Huff… Huff…"
Jock, Lumian, and Cleo panted with exhaustion as they hiked up a steep mountain trail, following behind their master, Kiernan.
They were heading to the top of the mountain for their yellow rank test, but they couldn't quite understand why they had to do it on a mountain.
After the long hike, they arrived at the top of the mountain, where they could see the faraway city of Montrael and the forest surrounding it.
They could even see the ocean stretching all the way to the horizon and several ships sailing in the distance, their sails billowing in the wind.
The mountain wasn't that tall, and the top was very even ground with a single tree standing tall in the center.
"…"
Kiernan looked at the sky—there were clouds gathering—it looked like it could start raining at any time.
"Why've you come here, master?"
Jock asked.
"Shh…"
Kiernan shushed, and then he pointed two of his fingers towards the dark sky and waited for something.
