The story of that giant is something I already remembered, it is one of the few memories that I managed to unlock, however, I did not remember the exact content of that story, I barely remember that story, but reading it first hand was quite a lot... curious. It was the typical story you would tell to a child, but instead of being a story for normal people, it was a story made specifically for peculiars.
"Do peculiar animals exist?" – I asked after finishing the story.
"I don't know... I never got out of the loop" – Claire said as she snuggled up on my chest.
She was half asleep, so she lay on Jacob's chest to use it as a pillow.
"They do exist but they're just not very common" - Bronwyn said.
"Weren't you asleep?" – I asked curiously.
I looked around and everyone was asleep next to the fire that radiated the heat necessary for our survival.
"I'm having a hard time sleeping today. I guess it's because I'm not used to sleeping outdoors" - Bronwyn said.
She had always slept in a bed. It has been dozens of years since the last time she had to sleep outside, so, accustomed to having a fluffy pillow and a comfortable mattress, she was having a hard time sleeping outdoors, in a forest in the middle of nowhere and without any blanket with which she could cover herself.
"Yes, it can be that, but now what interests me most is whether this book tells the truth: Are there peculiar animals?" – I insisted again.
"Yes, but they were very persecuted and used by the normals. Miss Peregrine told me, but she only told me that and of their existence, I don't know anything more than what I just told you" – said Bronwyn.
The truth is that I already knew about its existence thanks to the memories I unlock earlier and I also remember that they lived in a loop, but I don't remember the location of the loop or anything like that. However, this is a great advance, at least now I know where we should go. The problem is that I don't know how to suggest it to the group without it sounding strange.
"Thank you, Bronwyn, just knowing that they exist is enough" – I said.
"You're welcome" – she said.
"… I think we should sleep, later I'll have wake up to throw more branches and leaves to keep the fire from extint" – I said.
Since I am the only one who can absorb moisture, it is up to me to keep the fire going, otherwise we could die of cold.
"Good night, Jacob" – Bronwyn said with a sweet smile.
"Good night" – I said smiling back.
It was a pity that we were separated, otherwise, I think we would have started a kissing session that wouldn't have ended until much later.
"Brother... I love you..." – Claire said.
I glanced quickly to see that Claire had fallen asleep and was talking in her sleep.
"It's amazing how much you've influenced us. I'm so glad to have you with us that I can't put into words how happy it is to be your girlfriend" - Bronwyn said.
Despite the situation they were in, Bronwyn was still optimistic. They may not be in the best of the situations, the future may have been uncertain as the wights are after them and it is very possible that they will find hollows in the future, but as long as she is with Jacob, Bronwyn believed that she could overcome any obstacle no matter how hard it was, having Jacob by her side makes her strength not run out, that she does not get depressed and above all, it makes her optimistic and she was sure that the same thing happened to all the girls, because as long as they had Jacob by their side, they could overcome any obstacle. Jacob was their light in the darkness, a light that prevented them from getting lost in the abyss of despair, a beacon that illuminated their path so that they could walk unhindered.
"I also feel the same, having you in my life is the best thing that has happened to me and despite the situation we are in, I feel that, if we are all together, I will be able to overcome it and I will always be able to be optimistic and have the necessary strength to continue moving forward" – I said.
This situation is very complicated and anyone would get sad or depressed, but the girls were my inspiration, my reason to keep fighting. Obviously the boys also had an influence, but my relationship with the girls was very different from the relationship I had with the boys, so it was the girls who gave me the strength to keep fighting and not give up.
"Thank you, and I'm sure we all feel the same way" - Bronwyn said.
Being with Jacob was enough for her and as long as he was by her side, she would never give up.
"Good evening, Bronwyn" - I said.
"Good night" – she said.
Then, Bronwyn closed her eyes and as she thought about her beloved, she fell asleep with a smile on her face.
"I should sleep too" – I said.
Tomorrow will be a very long and uncertain day.
[Yes, but first I should give you the reward for completing the quest: Don't you think?]
That's true! With all this situation, I had completely forgotten about the mission and its reward!
[I guess that's a yes]
Indeed, before sleeping, I want to receive my reward, it is a very necessary and useful reward for the future to come.
[Congratulations on completing Main Quest No. 2 with complete success and thus obtaining the peculiarity: Lucky (No Level)!
Luck (No level): Once every two days you can activate this peculiarity which will give you the necessary luck to achieve one of your objectives, however, the effect of this peculiarity only lasts 3 hours, so do not choose an objective that can take you more than three hours to complete.
It's a pretty good peculiarity, but it has a lot of limitations. It's nice that it can give me the necessary luck to achieve one of my goals and even the cooldown seems acceptable to me, but... Why does the effect only last three hours?
[Because to give you that great amount of luck, certain specific laws have to be twisted. That's why it only lasts three hours and it's every other day]
What kind of laws?
[Laws that govern the universe. I can't tell you more]
… Anyway, and as long as it is not an objective that takes me more than three hours to complete, it is a very useful peculiarity, but... how should I use it?
[To use it is easy, you simply have to wish to be lucky and when you feel a little tingle inside you, the peculiarity will have been activated; it's that simple]
Perfect, so thanks to that peculiarity, tomorrow we will be able to find the loop without any complications at all.
[Before you are happy, you should keep one thing in mind]
What?
[While it is true that the peculiarity will help you achieve your goal, it will not free you from the dangers that may arise until you achieve what you desire]
Yes, but, even if that is the case, I will still succeed.
[Indeed, but the peculiarity only helps you and not those next to you]
What? Wasn't it supposed to help me achieve my goal?
[It will only help you to fulfill a single goal. You must remember that it will only help you; I have repeated it twice just in case]
I see, then the peculiarity will help me to achieve my goal, but that does not mean that others can achieve it because the peculiarity would only help me to achieve it. Am I right?
[Indeed, so I advise you not to be overconfident just because you have that peculiarity, because if you do, others may die in the process, including your family members and your women. There are no exceptions]
… I will take that into account.
The peculiarity has many more limitations than I thought, because even if I'm lucky, the peculiarity will only help me achieve my goal and not others, so if I'm overconfident, others could get hurt and even die.
"Then I will only use this peculiarity on very specific occasions" – I said in a whisper.
Since it is a very useful peculiarity, but with many limitations, I will only try to use it in case of emergency, such as tomorrow because we will need to find a loop and possible clues about the location of Miss Peregrine.
While I was thinking about what tomorrow would be like, I closed my eyes and fell asleep in a short time...
…
The next morning.
We all wake up at sunrise because none of us seemed to be able to sleep anymore, in fact, I was quite tired because I had had to wake up numerous times at night to keep the fire burning.
"Good morning everyone" – I said while rubbing my eyes.
"Good morning" – they all said.
It took us a couple of minutes to clear our heads completely, but when we did, we realized we didn't know what to do now.
"Perfect, now that we are all awake and safe: What should we do now?" – Emma asked.
"I think we should get out of this forest and find a village or something" - Horace proposed.
"Maybe, but you have to remember that what we're looking for is a loop" - Emma said.
"I know, but... does anyone know where there's a loop? We don't even know where we are: How are we going to find a loop in this situation?" – Horace said.
Everyone was thoughtful because Horace was right, they didn't know where the loops were, we didn't even know if there was one nearby or not... well, I do.
It was time to test the peculiarity I got last night, so I concentrated and thought I wanted to get lucky to find the closest loop with an Ymbryne, but unfortunately, I didn't feel that tingle that the system told me yesterday.
System, why don't I feel any tingling?
[Because there's no loop nearby with an Ymbryne]
I see, if it is an impossible goal, the peculiarity will not be activated either.
[As long as you have a 0.1% chance of achieving your goal, the peculiarity will activate, otherwise, it won't; so the chance of finding a loop with an Ymbryne near here is 0%]
All right, then I'll settle for finding a loop with peculiars inside.
The moment I thought that, I felt a tingle in my stomach, as if someone had tickled my stomach.
[The peculiarity has been activated]