The next morning we immediately set out on our journey. 

"So… Where exactly do we start?" Kaelen asked.

"I was thinking of first building a settlement for you me and a couple more people… we will go from there."

"Thinking on our feet. I like it."

"Also, with you being my right hand man and everything, I was thinking… Do you have any locations in mind as to where we could start?"

"I know of a place. A couple days walk east from here there is a river that runs right next to the foot of a mountain. Would be a perfect place."

"Is it inhabited?"

"Not as far as I know."

"Let's go then. Oh, actually before that."

"What?"

"I wanna see how strong you are." I toss him the dagger.

"Oh, you're doubting me?"

"Well, if we are going to build something great we have to be strong. Sparring might be the best way to get there… at least for now."

"Sounds good."

He picks up the dagger and we start fighting. He moves much faster than I do, but he isn't that strong. I manage to block most of his attacks with my gauntlets, but I won't get far by just defending. I try to attack him but whenever I leave my defensive stance he manages to land a quick cut on me. I can't win like this.

I have to do something different. So far he has been evading everything I throw at him, what can I do that he won't avoid? Exactly. He has to avoid.

I throw a right and he avoids. But I didn't commit. It was just a faint and he realized too late. My left was already planted firmly into his gut. He fell immediately.

"You might be fast, but you ain't that sturdy."

"Just help me get up and let's go."

"So you're a sore loser?"

"I'll get you back tomorrow."

"Try me."

"Just… Let's go."

So our journey started. The first few days went about as good as you can imagine. We would spar in the morning and travel and hunt for the rest of the day. During the night we would build temporary shelters and that was about it. Until day 5.

"Hey, Twister. Wake up."

"What is it?"

"I got up early and went on a little walk. We are here."