33 Lara Goes On A Journey

Lara abandoned all she was doing and began to read the journal. She read long into the night, long after Erom had got himself a bite of dinner and bedded down, long after all the respectable citizens of Aerithor had called it a day and headed off to bed. Long after the frogs had come out and were croaking for all they were worth and the crickets were chirping brightly. The first thing she had understood was that her parents weren't just travelling for fun as she had initially thought all this time. They believed there was more to the world than everyone knew and it was like a calling to them to bring it out, to make it plain, to make it known for everyone to see and experience. And so they travelled to discover those things; mystic or not. Lara did not think it should have taken precedence over her still but at least she felt better. In fact, for every word she read, it felt like a balm was poured over soul. She savoured her father's flowering writing and basked in her mother's prec