Stories of the Past

"From there on, I don't quite remember what happened. Damien said that we made a quick escape because all the creatures the tree was keeping asleep awakened."

As Bea finished the story, everyone just sighed and became silent. Professor Collins was close, jumping around with excitement.

He was the most invested in the story out of everybody, other than Sera, of course. After finishing, Sera watched her ex with fresh eyes.

This was only one story about the past two years, and it was close to ending in tragedy. It made her think, how many more such stories everybody here had?

Life was like a tightrope they walked on. Each decision felt like jumping up on the rope and hoping to not fall to the abyss of death.

Professor Collins contained his excitement enough to speak again.

"Bea, if it's not too much to ask, could I perhaps read through your status page? I'm really curious to learn more about the World Trees and such."