“Can we stop here?” Estra said, wiping a drop of sweat from her forehead as she climbed atop a larger root.

“Hm. It’s not that dark yet. We can definitely make it across the valley before nightfall. The trees are just thick here so it seems darker.” Vandery replied and pointed up at the green canopy, covering them like a thick curtain.

The trio had made it through hollow forest, passing the empty bloodvine bear’s territory and entered the sprawling mountains that were criss-crossed with a maze of valleys and streams; the soil covered by its own carpet of roots.