Idan and Arabel, leaving the Adventurer Guild branch, were thinking about how they could get to the Forest of Doppelgangers. The last time they got to the city, they traveled all the way on foot. However, this time they were in the city itself, and not outside it, as during their return from the Forbidden Zone.
During the two months they spent in the city, they learned that there are horses in this world, but they are not as popular for movement as in their home world. It was a fantasy world where there were many amazing and powerful animals that could easily replace horses.
Only ordinary mortals who couldn't evolve on their own used horses to move around.
Soon, they reached the tallest building in the city. Even on the first day of their arrival, when they entered through the gate, they noticed this unusual and tall building. Back then, they didn't know what was hiding behind its walls.
Today, more than two months after arriving in the city, they finally saw something that struck their imagination. It was the building of a large organization that provided transportation services for large tamed birds.
Many adventurers and ordinary Limbo residents used the services of this organization. It also had branches in two other cities, which made it much easier to visit and move between them.
It was the first time the couple had seen so many different amazing big birds up close. Some of them looked like birds from their world, but they were much larger and more dangerous.
Both were looking forward to the opportunity to ride these amazing birds. Realizing this, they looked at each other and couldn't hide the joy and delight in their eyes. It reminded them of visiting an amusement park in their world, but only on a larger scale. They could ride on real huge birds! Who in their world wouldn't dream of such a thing?
Although both possessed the ability to fly due to their bloodlines, they had not yet tried flying outside of trials and had not experienced the joy of free flight. They also understood well that flying by yourself and flying on the back of a large bird capable of carrying several people at once are completely different things.
After climbing to the top floor of the building, Eulalia and the others quickly rented three huge birds resembling eagles from their world. Each bird could carry two people. Idan and Arabel looked at the birds with interest, circling around them.
"Is there a guide for beginners?" - Idan asked with a smile, and everyone who was in the building at that moment, except Eulalia, Nemo and Arabel, looked at him in surprise.
"What happened?" he asked, seeing their strange expressions.
"Don't tell me you've never flown a bird?" said Alois incredulously.
"Well, to be honest, I haven't flown," Idan admitted honestly. Alois immediately looked at the rest of the elf's disciples. Eulalia and Nemo just shrugged their shoulders, they knew that the couple came from another world where there are no big birds, so they were not surprised by Idan's answer. Arabel tried not to notice his gaze.
The reason for such a strange attention from others was that when Eulalia rented the birds, she indicated where they needed to fly. And this place turned out to be in a Forbidden zone.
Everyone who was in the room at that moment found out about it and began to look at them as experienced adventurers. But Idan's words dispelled all their expectations.
How come an adventurer of this level has never flown a bird? And why did the group take such a newcomer with them to the Forbidden zone?
The group began to hear such questions from the organization's employees.
Alois' mood also soured. He did not expect that the elf's disciple would be a novice. The last thing he wanted to do was babysit inexperienced newbies.
They quickly split into pairs. Due to the fact that Idan and Arabel had no experience flying birds, they decided to fly separately. Idan will fly with Nemo, and Arabel will fly with Eulalia. Alois and his student will fly together. That's what the group decided.
Everyone quickly climbed onto the backs of their birds. Arabel, overcome with excitement, sat down behind Eulalia and hugged her tightly. She didn't know why she was filled with excitement at that moment. Although she had received the memories of her other self that could fly, for some reason she was looking forward to flying on a bird.
Idan, like Arabel, was very excited. He sat down behind Nemo and gripped the saddle tightly. A little embarrassed, he didn't dare hug Nemo, who was sitting in front. If it had been Arabel, Idan would have taken advantage of the moment and hugged her. But with a guy? He resolutely rejected this idea, although he understood that he might regret it soon.
They were all led out onto the balcony one at a time. Without waiting for the others, each eagle jumped off the balcony, spread its wings and soared into the sky.
Startled, Idan held his breath and closed his eyes. The sudden fall, followed by a sharp upward rise, made him feel as if all his insides had first risen up and almost exited through his mouth, and then sharply shrunk down.
At that moment, he distinctly heard Arabel's scream.
It felt a little like riding on an amusement ride. Idan and Arabel seemed to be on an amusement ride until the birds rose to the optimal height and began to hover at a constant speed, heading towards the Forbidden Zone.
Finally, Idan was able to exhale and catch his breath. His eyes were watering from the headwind, but he was delighted with this unforgettable feeling. He swore that he would never forget his first bird flight. Like all people, they will get used to it after a few times, but it is the first experience that will remain in their memory. And this first flight was really impressive.
Arabel was enjoying the flight too. She hugged Eulalia tightly and laughed joyfully, infecting Eulalia with her enthusiasm, who also smiled, sharing her flight experience with Arabel.
Alois and his student, however, did not have any special feelings. It was already commonplace for them.
Three large birds, carrying two passengers each, headed towards the Forbidden Zone, moving further away from the city.
From a distance, several creatures watched their flight, including Milica. She wished her students good luck and, just as she was about to look away, she noticed how something like a giant black bird spread its huge wings, soared up from the city wall and rushed in the same direction where her disciples had flown away.