The Devil's Cursed Witch novel Chapter 307

Ember was in a good mood. The breeze was cool and crisp, the sunshine warm, and the lovely scent of the grassland before them made her feel relaxed. Erlos told her that the vast meadows before them marked the boundary between two territories; they had just crossed the land of the witches and were about to enter the Forest of the Elves.

As they neared a river, she recognized this was the same river where Erlos had fished before.

"Erlos?"

"Yes, Miss?"

"If I remember correctly, from this river to Honeyharbor, didn't we take more than two hours? But it's only been roughly an hour since we left? Does this mean we already covered half the distance we need to travel?"

"Miss, it's all thanks to you. You can ride a horse really well now. Because of that, we could cross this distance faster than before," Erlos praised.

She offered him a pleasant smile. "No, it's thanks to you, Erlos. It's because you have taught me well."

"But it's also because you learned fast..."

As the two of them threw friendly praises at each other, Erlos spied a large tree with a nice shade by the riverbank.

"Shall we take a break under that tree? You must want to stretch your legs a little," Erlos suggested.

"Yes, please. And I am a little hungry as well."

He chuckled. "Even I feel the same. This time, I'll catch an even bigger fish and we can eat leisurely. We don't have to hurry back to the palace yet."

"Yes. I would love that. Let's spend some more time outside." Ember then glanced at the other side of the river and saw more trees clustered by the riverbank. "Why don't we cross the river? Is that possible? I think that spot near that large red tree beside that boulder is a nice place to camp..."

Erlos hesitated for a moment when he realized where she was pointing. "Do you really want to go to that side of the river, Miss?"

"Well, if it's too much trouble, then there's no need."

However, even as she said those words, her eyes held a look of curiosity at the dense green forest on the other side of the river.

"As you wish, Miss," he agreed, which caused Ember to show him a brilliant smile. Seeing her cheer for something so simple, he no longer doubted his choice. 'It should be fine, I think? Besides, we won't even go near them. Those people don't normally stray outside their villages. Even if they do, I can handle them.'

Ember tentatively looked around. "But is it possible for our horses to cross this river? Is there a shallow part?"

"There is a stone bridge ahead from here. Do you remember? We passed by it yesterday."

"Oh, yes, I remember now," she said. "Well, maybe it's because the impression of you fishing was too strong, I forgot it."

Both urged their horses to a gallop and soon reached the stone bridge. Ember happily crossed that bridge with Erlos in the lead.

As they crossed the body of water, her eyes could not help but widen in awe at the glittering surface of the river, the water crystal clear she could see the lively fishes and the swaying plants at the bottom. Erlos, being his usual chatterbox self, introduced the names of the fishes he could remember, among other things.

"...so the Aquatic Elf Clan love to eat these as delicacies."

"So does this mean the Aquatic Elves live nearby? Is their city among those trees?"

"Oh, no, Miss. They don't live in this area. Their city is further north, located upstream." _{freёwebnoѵel.com}