SOLC 3: In Which We Consider The Night Sky

The sky is perfectly dark, lit with tiny white lights. While lying on the ground you can look straight up and see nothing but stars and thin branches from the surrounding trees. The grass of the clearing rustles quietly in the evening breeze, the ground alive with insects. It's the kind of thing that you read about in books and see in the movies. A navy blue sky and a flat spot in the forest. Every once in a while there might even be a shooting star, soaring through the stillness before quickly fading our of sight. This moment is as close as I might ever be to genuine magic. You can't find this kind of beauty just anywhere. There is nothing quite like staring out at something so big. It's humbling but at the same time, it's captivating. Looking away is almost impossible and you can find this beauty almost anywhere in the world. When you get away from all the light of civilization you can finally see what was there all along. A vast expanse, shining just for you. This is what I'm here for. If only I could spend more time. If only I wasn't trapped by the limits of day. All I want is to lie down somewhere quiet, with no city blocks or cars to bother me. I just want to stare at the night sky forever.

The adventurer, after taking only a couple of steps has already come across a bump in the path. This is what you might call "Starting off on the wrong foot."