Hooded

The Desert Camp Lucidis, <PERSON>, and <PERSON> had recently crossed the border into Efile and set out to walk in one direction, which was south. I do not think they really knew where they were going. The map from "The Heart Stone" had no details relating to roads, cities, or geography. I wonder if it is a part of the world that people from outside Efile know little about. They were traveling through a hot sandy desert. They wore white hooded cloaks to protect them from the heat of the sun. <PERSON> was also carrying a large backpack which likely contained traveling and survival gear. Traveling through the desert was not too difficult for them, though it certainly was not a walk in the park. It felt kind of like traveling through the desert in Journey (an indie video game). They did not talk much and early part journey was pretty uneventful aside from sliding down large sand dunes. Lucidis and <PERSON> found that to be fun. After traveling for a fair amount of time, <PERSON> spotted something from the top of a large sand dune. She activated the visor of her stasis armor and used the binoculars function to get a better look at it. <PERSON> then told <PERSON> and <PERSON> that there was a camp and river a few miles to the west. Initially <PERSON> wanted them to keep traveling in the same direction to avoid getting lost and to get through the desert quickly. After talking it over, it was then decided that going to camp and following the river would be safer. They began to walk west towards the camp and dream time skipped here. It was now what I think was morning of the next day. <PERSON>, <PERSON>, and <PERSON> had apparently stayed the night in that camp. The camp appeared to be the remains of an old abandoned military camp. It was mostly in ruins, but some of the structures were still in tact. <PERSON> had asked for <PERSON> and <PERSON> meet her at a location a short distance south of the camp in the morning. <PERSON> and <PERSON> traveled there and what they found was a rather large obstacle/training course. It had what looked to be about a hundred stone platforms elevated above quicksand. The platforms were spaced apart with various obstacles such as rope swings, monkey bars, and balance beams between them. <PERSON> told <PERSON> and <PERSON> to remove their cloaks and to start training. Naturally, <PERSON> though training in the middle of a hot desert was ridiculous and protested. <PERSON> told him it that it would help condition their bodies to the desert environment. She also threatened to shoot Lucidis, so he started training on the obstacle course. After training for some time, <PERSON> made it to the far end of the obstacle course and stopped to take a breath. He looked out towards the river and followed the river with his eyes. He looked towards the southwest and saw what appeared to be silvery-blue towers shining far off in the distance. It looked like it was a city to him. <PERSON> called to <PERSON> who was navigating an obstacle a few platforms away. <PERSON> pointed in the direction of the city and asked <PERSON> if he could see it too or if it was just a mirage. <PERSON> confirmed that it was real by saying that he could see it too. They worked their way back to <PERSON> and told her about the city. They planned to journey to the city after that, but I think it was around this point that the dream ended.