Blacktail Deer Plateau breathing in the view

It was late summer, but the weather today felt more like autumn. It was relatively chilly and the day was overcast and gloomy. Grezig wondered if it was going to rain. At least she would not have to get wet since they had the Door to retreat to in bad weather. As creepy as that place was the farther back you went, it did have its uses. Most nights Grezig slept outside, hating the feeling of being cooped up, but she could imagine a cave like the Door would be very helpful in winter when it snowed day in and day out and the temperatures dropped so much at night. 

Grezig was out on the western edge of the plateau, staring down at all the land below her. As much as she loved the forest to the east—she’d grown up in a forest, after all—this open space made her feel less claustrophobic. She stood looking at everything around her and breathing, and everything felt all right.