Skylar gave me an annoyed look, but I knew that it was only because she knew that I was right. I was far stronger than I had ever been back on the mainland, and I was the strongest of our little group of five. However, I was still weaker than Jack and the chieftain, and that was after the entire Inferno tribe had been through a period of insufficient rations. If I forewent going to the Perilous Peaks, there was no way I was going to be able to keep up, especially if the different tribes began fighting.
I rolled the animal hide up, putting it carefully in my pocket. It was the only map I had of the area, and I had no desire to lose it. "Skylar, could you tell the chief that I've decided to go to the Perilous Peaks on my own?" I asked. I turned toward the chieftain and extended my hand towa
