La boira cobria el Montserrat durant aquell matí d'hivern, i els arbres estaven tintats de blanc pel gel.

The fog covered Montserrat during that winter morning, and the trees were tinted white by the frost.

Adrià trepitjava el sender, amb cada pas ferm, mirant amb atenció al seu voltant.

Adrià trod the path with each firm step, looking attentively around him.

Laia, a pocs passos, observava la muntanya amb ulls brillants, fascinada pels seus misteris.

Laia, a few steps away, observed the mountain with bright eyes, fascinated by its mysteries.

Havien decidit passar l'Any Nou buscant respostes al misteri que s'havia apoderat del lloc.

They had decided to spend New Year's seeking answers to the mystery that had overtaken the place.

Un excursionista havia desaparegut fa dies, engolit per la muntanya, o potser per alguna cosa més, segons les llegendes locals que tant intrigaven a Laia.

A hiker had disappeared days ago, swallowed by the mountain, or perhaps by something more, according to the local legends that so intrigued Laia.

"Diuen que els esperits dels monjos perduts encara roden per aquí," va comentar Laia, amb un somriure despert.

"They say the spirits of lost monks still roam here," Laia commented with an alert smile.

Adrià va fer una ganyota, sempre tan escèptic.

Adrià grimaced, always so skeptical.

"Les llegendes són només històries," va respondre.

"Legends are only stories," he replied.

"L'important és trobar proves, no fantasmes.

"The important thing is to find evidence, not ghosts."

"El camí estava ple de gel i neu, fent-lo relliscós.

The path was full of ice and snow, making it slippery.

Malgrat els seus dubtes, Adrià sabia que necessitava Laia i la seva intuïció.

Despite his doubts, Adrià knew he needed Laia and her intuition.

Ella havia parlat d'una senda poc explorada, on pensava que podien trobar alguna cosa important.

She had spoken of a little-explored path where she thought they might find something important.

Després d'hores de caminada, la boira es va espessir i el vent va començar a bufar amb força.

After hours of walking, the fog thickened, and the wind began to blow strongly.

Va arribar el moment de prendre una decisió.

It was time to make a decision.

Adrià va mirar Laia, que estava decidida a continuar.

Adrià looked at Laia, who was determined to continue.

"Anem-hi," va assentir, mentre es dirigien cap a aquell camí desconegut.

"Let's go," he nodded, as they headed towards that unknown path.

Van arribar a una cova amagada darrere d'una roca gran.

They arrived at a cave hidden behind a large rock.

L'entrada era estreta però convidava a explorar.

The entrance was narrow but inviting to explore.

A dins, es podia sentir el so d'un degoteig constant.

Inside, the sound of a constant drip could be heard.

Amb les llums de les llanternes, Adrià i Laia van avançar.

With the flashlights, Adrià and Laia advanced.

De sobte, una veu feble va trencar la quietud de la cova: un crit d'auxili.

Suddenly, a faint voice broke the silence of the cave: a cry for help.

Adrià i Laia es van apropar ràpidament.

Adrià and Laia quickly approached.

Allà, en un racó de la cova, van trobar l'excursionista desaparegut.

There, in a corner of the cave, they found the missing hiker.

Estava viu, però feble i famolenc.

He was alive but weak and hungry.

Un petit refugi d'emergència havia servit per sobreviure als dies de fred, però no havia pogut sortir.

A small emergency shelter had helped him survive the cold days, but he hadn't been able to get out.

Van ajudar-lo a sortir de la cova abans que la tempesta que s'acostava arribés.

They helped him out of the cave before the approaching storm arrived.

Després de tot, les històries havien ajudat d'alguna manera a trobar-lo.

After all, the stories had helped in some way to find him.

Adrià va mirar Laia amb nous ulls.

Adrià looked at Laia with new eyes.

Qui ho diria que les llegendes tenien una mica de veritat amagada?

Who would have thought that the legends held a bit of hidden truth?

Amb l'excursionista segur, van tornar al poble.

With the hiker safe, they returned to the village.

L'Any Nou seria recordat com un moment d'herois.

The New Year would be remembered as a moment of heroes.

Adrià va aprendre que les històries tradicionals no eren només contes i que, potser, la realitat i el mite convivien més del que pensava.

Adrià learned that traditional stories weren't just tales and that perhaps reality and myth coexisted more than he thought.

Laia, somrient, va comprendre que calia combinar somnis amb fets per veure el món clarament.

Laia, smiling, understood that dreams needed to be combined with facts to see the world clearly.

I així, amb el misteri resolt, van celebrar l'arribada d'un nou any.

And so, with the mystery solved, they celebrated the arrival of a new year.