Chapter 168

During the time in which we had no choice but to travel through the towns, we definitely got some strange looks. No doubt everyone thought we were tourists. I hoped our presence would not stir up trouble because we couldn't waste time. Our group could definitely take care of ourselves but I didn't want to harm any humans on the way to Mount Tabor. This wasn't their battle. I knew we were nearing the mountain when we skirted around the edge of a city to see the flat land around us steepen slightly into rolling hills dotted with a few trees and bushes. I caught the scent of sheep wafting from a distance, and small animals scurried through the brush nearby. Because the area around us was mostly flat, we were able to see Mount Tabor from quite a distance, jutting into the sky amidst the surrounding fields. It really was beautiful countryside, fields and farmland undeterred by the sprawling human cities nearby. I could not appreciate it, though. Not when I knew what terror was