After her motivational speech, the heavy, suffocating atmosphere seemed to lift a bit, seeing as most of the crowd had successfully swapped their existential dread for a sense of heroic duty.
Aurora then pointed to the map and continued. "As we are all aware, the journey to the Home of the Hollow Ones is expected to take at least a month. My party and I have mapped out the safest possible routes, but naturally, everything here is unpredictable. So we must remain prepared for the unexpected."
Aurora's bond narrowed the map's focus, zooming in on the jagged territory of the Hollow Ones.
