The Book of Mara

outside the circle of trees and rocks. He still had the look of concern on his face. But he no longer seemed interested in grabbing me again, which I took as a sign of hope. He lifted his hand

d pointed to a path off to

him. “You want m

me to come closer. Still unsure if I could trust him, I stood there looking be

place my brother was. After all, I didn’t know much about the… doorway, I guess it was. For all I knew, it could have simply dropped me off to a parallel dim

ening would come back. I knew that was a ridiculous and wasted endeavor. It took years for the conditions to be per

f to stand up, and trud

ollow you,” I re

nding what I had said, he seemed

ck as if he were worried that I would stop following him, or maybe worried

one step away from being destroyed. It was also unnecessary due to the warm temperatures of the place

fly noted before, the leaves looked almost normal, except for their coloring; the few green leaves were a shad

g. But from what I could tell, it was as alive as any green leaf. The veins that scattered through the b

from all angles as if the color would g

feet, and my mind immediately melt

blue, but a lig

hat didn't change the coloring of the grass. I pulled it apart and watched

iously agitation, and I looked up to see him standing

ass and... this is all so familiar, but not. It's crazy!

ted towards the tree lin

ight. I'm com

hillside. As I took in the view, my jaw hit the ground. The woods might h

t no path was absolutely necessary anyway. The large fortress that

mind-

r until it ended in a single perfect cap that was nothing but windows. It reminded me of a lighthouse, and I could almost see

rass that stretched for as far as the eye could see. It made the for

aiting impatiently. Hurrying down towards him, my shoes that had seemed quite sensible for walking through the park were suddenly practically useless on