Chapter 332: Shoreline and Peaks

Avario She panted heavily for breath as they stood, watching the territories they had lost. She pointed into the distance. “If you keep going there,” she said, “you’ll reach the Pious. There aren’t many who will take you to Blood Moon, and you might have to pay a pretty penny, but—” She reached into her pocket and produced a wooden token. “If you show this to them, they will take you. My word is valued,” she said with a small smile. “Is it really the only way?” he found himself asking. The sea had done quite a lot to him, and not that he wasn’t grateful—it was just that he was grateful to be on solid ground. He was rather content with walking if he could. “It’s the only way,” she said. “And it’s not exactly very straightforward. You’ll have to head true north-east. The walk has to be, because most of the other tribes will see you as a threat if you move too quickly. I don’t know why,” she said, easily dismissing his question. “It’s a few days’ journey—at least three. By the time y