Into the Unknown

To say the trip had been more difficult for her than she had anticipated would have been a vastly understaded sentiment. But the excitement and anticipation of exploring was certainly doing a lot carrying her forward. Perhaps there was truth to the impact of a positive mindset. It was a little out of their way, but before they took a deep turn to the south, Mariah couldn't help herself and insist that they peek into the territory just a bit to the west of Alias Island. She had seen it on clear days in the distance. Often thought about what would be like to explore- though having only left Elysium's territory a few times, the opportunity had never presented itself. Crossing the Rock Garden hadn't been too bad, but even as they pushed closer toward the boundary, she reached a point where she didn't recognize even their own territory.

The neighboring valley were the ocean cut inland was beautiful. She felt the draw to go down and explore, but didn't want to chance the struggle overcoming her will on the climb back out. So, for now, Mariah lingered at the edge, scanning their surroundings with great interest. "I'm glad we stopped here before going south," She murmured to her brother, before returning her attention to him all together. Putting the steep drop off behind her, she put some distance between herself and the edge. "Are you in agreement that we should head toward Valta first?" She asked, ensuring that they were both on the same page before going any further.

"Mariah Mendacium"