The floating wagon continued its silent journey.
No roads.
No landmarks.
Only endless forest.
Kai had long since stopped trying to memorize the path.
Every hill looked identical.
Every stream looked familiar.
More than once, he was certain they had passed the same fallen tree.
Yet each time...
Something about it was different.
"..."
Kai looked outside.
"This place doesn't make any sense."
Chocomint smiled.
"It doesn't have to."
"...What does that mean?"
"You'll see."
The wagon continued forward.
Hours had long turned into days.
At some point...
Kai stopped trying to keep track of where they were.
The sun still rose.
The sun still set.
Yet he couldn't shake the feeling that they weren't traveling in a straight line.
Sometimes the terrain climbed.
Sometimes it descended.
Sometimes...
He could've sworn they had circled back.
No one said anything.
Even Chocomint simply sat there as though this was completely normal.
Eventually...
The wagon slowed.
Then stopped.
"We're here."
Kai stepped outside.
Ancient trees stretched high above them.
A rocky cliff stood ahead.
Nothing else.
He looked around.
"...Where?"
Chocomint stepped past him.
"This way."
The two walked toward the cliff.
Kai glanced behind him.
The wagon was still there.
He looked back toward Chocomint for only a second.
When he looked again...
The wagon was gone.
"..."
"..."