75: The game - part 1

The trip to Rocx valley was not as long as Aurora had thought it to be. Before he knew it, she was standing at the entrance of the famous Rocx valley with her two charges behind her.

"So, this is where our mother is? Are you sure someone can live in such a desert-like area?"

Emilia's question stemmed from her child-like innocence. For someone who had never faced many hardships and lived in a relatively safe village, it was hard to imagine living in such a place.

"Some people don't have a choice about their home. But the condition of this place will get better in the future."

Rocx valley might be an uncultivatable desert right now, but it would soon turn into a lush land where people would be able to live out their lives in peace.

"And what about our mother? Is she here as well? Is she going to meet us here?"

Joseph's question sounded equally innocent but this was a heavier topic than the one Emilia had chosen to take up.