We stopped to rest. They did not want to stop, but I forced them to.
"We cannot go any further along on this path until we are well rested. I will continue to escort the both of you when we are able to proceed."
They rolled their eyes at me.
"This is ridiculous, we don't require any breaks."
The professor left the road and sat down on a lone tree stump. I kept my eye on him.
"Everyone, stick to being near the road. If you wander too off path, this place will you swallow you whole."
The journalist leaned against a tree. He smoked a cigarette alone.
I sat down at the center of the road. My stomach rumbled. The worst part of any voyage into the realm is always the lack of food. You cannot take food into the realm.
Food offends It.
We lost track of time as mysterious stars began to dot the sky above. The blank sky peeled away to reveal darkness. It was different than ordinary night. Darker.
I did not fall asleep, but I dreamed that I did, somewhere else.
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