Chapter 45
Meanwhile, the anomaly they ranked as a greater threat than the Guardians themselves lay fast asleep.
Far, far away.
Back to the Kingdom of Ardentia.
Somewhere within its vast lands, a couple drifted slowly across the water in a small boat made from hastily fashioned wood and thick bark. On the woman's back was a baby, sleeping soundly despite the exhaustion etched deep into both parents' eyes.
They had been traveling for weeks.
And yet, they had not seen another kingdom. Not a city. Not even a sign of one.
They believed they were lost.
They had no map. They had never left the Rugriay Kingdom before the incident. That alone was enough to doom their sense of direction.
Still, they held on to hope.
Hope that they would find a way soon.
Hope that was all they had left.
Callack slowed the fragile boat and turned to look at his wife. She looked more worried than tired now, her gaze locked onto the child resting in her arms.
