Chapter 203 – The Dream of Fire
It was the first truly quiet night in a long while.
Here and there, those too tired to finish their meals were snoring gently. Only the crackle of the bonfire echoed in the peaceful village.
Even Karin, the priestess of Swansea, had clinked a few too many glasses and fallen asleep, unable to resist the drowsiness.
'…Mmm?'
When she opened her eyes, a strange new landscape appeared before her.
What was this?
She shook her head, trying to clear it, but all she felt was a gnawing sense of displacement.
'This isn't Swansea.'
The scenery in front of her wasn't the familiar forest she'd lived in her whole life. There weren't even any trees in sight.
It was a place she had never seen before.
'It's… so tall…'
What entered her field of vision was a tower. A massive one. So tall it looked as though it pierced the sky. Taller than even the bizarre rock formations near Swansea.
Karin looked down.
