By the fourth night, the forest had changed so dramatically that Ka'z stopped trying to compare it to the southern region of Evergreen Forest. The trees had gradually become thinner as the group approached Galoria, but the terrain itself had become stranger.
The ground rose and fell constantly, with some areas stretching into broad valleys while others climbed into steep slopes covered in thick vegetation. North had to carefully navigate several sections where the ground suddenly dropped several feet before rising again, while the Gnolls simply adjusted their stride and continued running.
Then, as the last traces of daylight disappeared from the sky, the forest finally opened.
Ka'z's eyes widened. "Whoa..."
The word escaped him before he could stop himself.
Galoria stretched before him and it was nothing like Vaal'kor. The vast land in which Galoria was built was truly vast, encompassing even more space than the Vaal'kor village.
