The snowstorm ceased abruptly.
Outside the window, the originally silver-white snowfield was now blanketed by the twilight glow and the silently spreading night.
Through that thin layer of shadow, one could see a tranquil forest and the secluded little lake at its center.
Shiayar recognized the scenery before him.
The Silent Forest.
Not long ago, when he had just entered the First Era, it was in the depths of the Silent Forest at the Ancient Dragon Royal Court where he collected clues about his Master and the Lost Island.
Likewise, this was also the place where he first encountered Augutina, and it was her hometown.
Before she emerged from the Egg of Night and met Shiayar, Augutina had been nurtured in this forest for a millennium.
The ice field, shrouded forever in blizzards, was merely an illusory scene woven by Augutina using the technique of Dreamscape Genesis.
This silent forest truly reflected her inner mind landscape.
Augutina lowered her gaze.
