[Realm: Uhorus]
[Location: Verdantis]
[Western Outskirts]
"Ugh... this is unbearably tedious."
The complaint escaped Alyssia in an exasperated huff.
She trudged through the thick snow with obvious displeasure, gathering a small portion of the hem of her dress between her fingers so she could move with at least a little more ease. Even then, each step sank into the powder beneath her heels, forcing her to lift her feet far higher than she cared to.
She frowned at the snow as though it had personally offended her.
"Could we truly not have flown?" Another laborious step. "Or teleported?" Her tone suggested that walking had become an archaic practice humanity should have abandoned centuries ago.
Behind her, Aerinon answered in the same voice he seemed to use for everything.
"It was Lyra's request." His boots crunched against the snow as he walked besides Lucinda. "Her exact wording was that you needed..." A tiny pause followed. "...'exercise.'"
