Chapter 202 - A Place to Call Home

The dense pine needles that covered the forest floor muffled Ramin and Jasmine's footsteps as they walked carefully through Arcanis' shadowed woods. After starting out with intense aspirations for independence, their quest had already taken weeks. They had climbed mountains, traversed swift-moving rivers, navigated frozen streams, and far departed from the conveniences of well-traveled routes. With every step they took, they moved more away from the lifestyles they had known, but they persisted because they wanted to live their lives as they saw fit. As they walked slowly forward, Ramin's eyes swept over Jasmine. Her movements were tired, and her face looked pale. Even though they drank from streams and washed in waterfalls, the limited supply of food he had brought with him at the start of their trip had long since run out and was insufficient to meet their nutritional needs. Once a reassuring presence, jasmine's magic now seemed ethereal and fading, like a candle nearing the en