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The horse licked up the spiritual elixir as if it were delicious and immediately let out a powerful neigh.
As it neighed, it reared up on its hind legs, and when it brought its forelegs back to the ground, it snorted out a steamy white breath.

Seeing the horse looking as if it might bolt at any moment, Koai held onto the reins just in case.
However, Koai herself, the one trying to control the horse, inwardly wanted to depart quickly... to gallop off right away.

It was this state of mind that made Koai leap onto the horse's back.
Perhaps that same state of mind was transmitted to the horse.

Without a moment's delay, the horse moved forward, accelerated, changed its gait, and accelerated again...
Koai confirmed they were heading west only by the direction of the sunlight and let the horse run. After gaining enough speed, she veered off the forest path, careful not to crash into the trees... Other than that, she left everything to the horse's momentum and will.
Leaving the running to the horse, Koai's longing only grew.

Under a blue sky where the coldness of the wind mixed with the warmth of the sunlight.
They left tall trees behind one after another, slipped through villages in the blink of an eye, and repeated this two or three times.

Around the time the reddish western sun entered her eyes, forcing her to squint.
The trees gradually grew shorter, leafless trees occasionally began to appear among them, and the forest grew more sparse.

The sun set, and by the time they had to rely on the white moonlight and the twinkling of the stars.
The trees had completely disappeared from view. They ran, leaving a cloud of dust behind, and passed a castle city from which a faint light leaked.