Chapter 78: A Leap of Faith.

Chloe now stood at the edge of that infinitely wide field of possibilities, thinking with a heart full of doubt and uncertainty. The path she chose was a path full of uncertainty, and now one would really feel the weight of her choice. But whatever fear chewed at her, Chloe knew that she had to go on. She took a deep breath and plunged into the unknown, feeling sure that this leap of faith would lead her to the answers she sought. The journey started at first light. Chloe slipped out of the village while the sky was just beginning to lighten with the first traces of dawn. Her bag was packed with the necessities, but more so with what she carried inside: strength and wisdom acquired through staying with Elara and the villagers. She is not certain where exactly she is going, but each of her steps frees Chloe a little inside; the burden she carried strips itself off her like shackles from her wrists that seemed to fall. It was a whole daisy chain of events that had led to this moment,