Day 24: Kron’s Journal

I keep going back to the river. Not the one where Vex told me to find water for Zhraa’s berries, but the one that smells like old stones and moss. It’s been three days since I last saw him by the water, and now I can’t stop thinking about what he said: ‘You don’t have to be the one who finds it, Kron. Just follow the water.’ My stomach’s still tight from the last hunt, but my mind’s been racing since then. I sat by the river stones today, waiting for him to appear, but he didn’t come. I sat there for hours, wondering if he’d forget me or if he’d come back now that I’ve found the water. I don’t know why I keep going back there—maybe because I’m trying to find him. Or maybe it’s because I’m trying to remember what he said. I don’t want to be the one who finds the water. I want to be the one who stays with him. I don’t know if that’s possible. I don’t know if I even want to know.