The sun was high in the blue sky. It was summer and the pass north of Cove was glowing.Anyone who looked up could see eagles and other raptors. They were calling to the sky to show their joy and perhaps to attract a mate to share a little way together.

If you had wings and could follow them, you would see them fly across ravines, through endless canyons and also over the river that runs through Cove and after a long journey flows into the sea.One of them came to a forest overlooking the village plain and in front of him, waterfalls or salmon were trying to climb up the natural steps made of stone and water.

Thus they returned to spawn where they were born many years before so that the cycle of life could begin again.Britannia was truly a beautiful, wild country with all kinds of biomes from desert, to tundra, to mountains up to the sky and finally to the edge of a beautiful beach.

In the rapids, this same raptor, hungry for fish, could see a family of bears feasting on exhausted or laid salmon.And it was the little cubs who enjoyed it the most while observing the hunting techniques that their mother taught them.But for Torin, as for all the creatures of this world, there was no end, no frontier between the earth and the skyLike the wind rushing through the buffalo plains, this is where we belonged, and always would.

Geysers, volcanoes, caverns and incredible worlds, it was said that the spirit of the north was ruled by a white creature mingling with snow, mist, sky and rock...

Ragul was with Torin in the vast eastern plains."Look how wonderful it is... Blizzard is coming from here..."

Torin: "Ohhh dad! Look how beautiful they are...."

Ragul: "And fast too!"And he released Blizzard...

"My old friend, it's time for you to find yours too..."

And the horse, regaining his pride, started to run and joined the troop.

Torin was crying. Blizzard was his friend... too...Then, all at once, the hundred or so wild horses made a tight loop to the right and began to climb the hill. All was grassland with no shrubs or trees. Just grass and sky as far as the eye could see.

"You see. It's beautiful but... You can get lost in it. How would you get home?"

Torin "Uh.... I look at the smoke of the village in the distance?"

"Yes, you're right, but when it's raining, with the fog you can't see very far...So?"

Torin was playing with the bone penknife his daddy had given him to cut and carve into pieces of wood and bark and also to peel fruit.Torin was concentrating as he pretended to practice cutting a pine cone, thinking there were seeds in it to eat...

"So? Torin?? how would you do it?"

He threw himself on his daddy's stomach to hide his head...

"I would scream loudly DADDY, MOMANNN!""HAHAHA.... My brave little one... You still have a lot to learn... And...at the temple, what have you been doing again? Are you learning or what?"

"We got some wooden blocks and we all ran over them. It was whoever had the biggest pile...And With Max and Saphie, we built Lord British's castle and we put dolls to pretend to be the king and since we didn't have enough pieces, we took the girls' dolls.Since Saphie and her cousin Nelle agreed, we thought the girls agreed.I was fine with it, but when it was Max, they started crying and wanted to break the castle.

So we said "OHH the giant monster attacking Lord British" and blocks fell on their toes.The boys laughed but Father Damien stepped in and cracked down.

Finally I got the least punishment because I massaged Sophie's foot and she didn't cry anymore...

"We had to stand with our arms in the air with blocks in our hands and the girls were laughing as they watched my muscles. Father Damien got even angrier and made me turn my back.But how we laughed...It was fun..."

Dad held back from laughing. The girls, already at 5 years old... they dreamed of boys. But it was true that Torin was very nice to them.

"Still in the moonlight, Daddy?"

"That's right, Torin... look... the sun has gone down. And you can see the first stars. Show me the first one that came out!"

Torin pointed to a star on the hill that blocked their view.

"Good! Torin... You see, that star... is Selene. She is the guardian of the moon, but also of travelers. She points to the north and the mountain ranges north of Cove."

Torin : "Basically, if I follow this star, I go north? to the forbidden mountain?

Ragul: "Yes, basically... but you see, her closest friends point to the west and the east... Do you even know? "

"Yes, Father Damien showed us a huge map where we could see the sun being born and then go to sleep. But why doesn't the moon follow the sun?

Ragul: "This is a great mystery but it is the subject of a story or a legend. Ask Father Damien to tell it to you... he must have some pictures..."

"Great!"

"So, we came here not only to see the horses but also to show you an incredible phenomenon. ""Yes?? dad? Or this? Or this? Show me! Show me!"

Ragul's beard grew back by the big smile he made.He was happy to be able to pass on all his knowledge to his child... seeing that he had now passed the peak of his life.

"Hush Torin... look deep into the hollow... what do you see?"

"Stones! A circle of stones.... "

"And you think that's normal?""They are big and white...."

Ragul: "Like what???"Torin: "The moon! Like the moon!"

And Ragul made a palm "check" with the little one.Now look at the friends of the moon and Selene...When they shine and you connect them with an imaginary string as big as the world, and they shine, then a door will open.On the map you have moon phases... like wedges of aunt Grim's pie. (Father Damien's wife) - we called her that because she was always yelling at him but never at the children.

"Aren't you hungry, Dad?"

"Yes... on second thought.... come on, come on!"

And Torin went down to the stone circle with his father.When he reached the stone circle, Ragul held Torin's hand firmly.

"Remember. The first phase!"

And... all of a sudden, the sky lit up for a split second and a monolith of blue light rose from the ground in the center of the circle. And it became translucent like water.

The blue light illuminated the surroundings a little, but just enough to be seen from hundreds of yards away.

"Come and don't drop me..."

And the two humans stepped into the light and crossed over.

The next moment, they were on the other side of the monolith.

"That was great, Dad!"

They stepped out of the stone circle, the light still behind them, and suddenly the monolith sank into the ground. But the ground was rocky...the grasses were gone and a stream ran not far away.

There was even a small wooden bridge.

"Where are we? Dad???"

"In Britannia City!... We're going to visit the museum and I need to introduce you to some friends at the Adventurers Guild."

Torin didn't realize it but he was super excited. Every day with his dad was a day of joy and learning.

Retired from the worldly life and living a simple existence, far from conflicts and conspiracies, Ragul tried to give his little family the happiness they had hoped for.

When her husband was away for several days, she took care of the farm, but in normal times she repaired and adjusted looms.

At the end of the summer, the machines had to be in working order for the long winter evenings. Or most of the time the women stayed together to invent all kinds of patterns and clothes to face the hard winters but also the mild spring and the sometimes torrential rains. There was talk of rare trees that could make a kind of latex but this was only a rumor.

However, some nobles had effective rain protection. Torin vowed to find this tree with his friends to help the village. And he cut into every tree he saw to find the famous white sap that would make his mother smile even more. That's why he always kept his knife, but he also wanted to do what his daddy did. Keep the wolves and wargs away.

He was not afraid!

At five years old, the world is yours!