Attaca stretched endlessly into the horizon, a plateau so vast it seemed to defy the imagination. Some claimed it was larger than the entire known continent, and such speculation was not without merit. Even the legendary Order of de Winter—the most courageous and daring of all knightly orders—had never dared to venture beyond its mysterious borders.
As the sun dipped lower in the sky, its fiery rays cast a crimson glow over the dark red rocks of the surrounding mountains. The entire landscape seemed bathed in blood, as though the earth itself had been set ablaze.
“To think we’ve come this far in just a month and a half! Honestly, His Lordship’s obsession with getting home terrifies me more than any monster,” Ivan declared dramatically. Exhausted and covered in dirt, he collapsed onto the ground beside the growing pile of firewood. “Well, my strength is spent, so I’ll just die here. Farewell, everyone!”
His melodramatic outburst earned little sympathy.
