The rest of the day dragged on as it usually did in this place, leaving everyone thoroughly winded by the end of it.
When dusk finally came, the setting sun painting the barren but beautiful landscape in different shades of orange, the group of nine found a sheltered spot behind a rocky outcrop to camp. Once they had settled down, Rina passed around dried rations and water.
At least, unlike Mira's fire magic, using water magic didn't bring any unpleasant consequences. Isolde had proven quite useful when it came to replenishing their drinking water.
And so, they ate while conversing among themselves. The guys kept to one side of the encampment and the girls to the other, with a wide gap between them, though the horny young men continued stealing glances whenever they could.
They had been unlucky enough to find nothing of great value during the past two weeks, but they hadn't encountered any untold dangers either. Everyone was still in one piece, which had to count for something.
