Vana's POV
It took almost two weeks before I found myself sailing in the ocean after we were granted permission to meet Wrath Medona. We’ve been on the ship for three days, sailing the vast sea to reach the forts of Fortis. And I am for sure starting to get seasick for being aboard for this long.
Storm managed to get us access inside the Fortis Magic Tower Prison just in time when I informed Gregory of his temporary cooperation in our mission and investigation. I don’t know how he pulled it off, but it’s certainly something I need to ask him about.
It will take almost a month to arrive and return from our destination in Fortis and back to the capital, with the journey taking many stopovers. Our first stop was to travel by train to the main harbor of Clove, where the traveller ships to Fortis are docked, and it takes us a day by train from the capital to the Clove Harbor.
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