Despite all the bravado Vivian showed in front of Aria and Ethan, she was still human like everybody else. She could get bewildered just like everybody else.
That was the exact feeling she had as she now stood atop a massive mountain in a range that went on for as far as she could see.
The wind howled around her, cold and sharp, tugging at her clothes as though it wanted to peel her away from the stone beneath her boots. Clouds drifted far below, turning the world into a sea of shifting white waves, and for the first time in a long while she felt small.
"The world is vast. Isn't it? It never grows smaller, only your perception changes."
Gravela's words echoed in Vivian's ears. She had no idea what they meant or the intent behind them.
That was until she blinked. She felt a rush of air passing by her and when she opened them again, she was standing at the base of one of the mountains.
