Bang, bang, bang
"Open the door, open the door, you people inside open the door immediately, or I'll kick it down!"
The harsh voice of a man accompanied by violent knocking erupted, Nora and her grandmother shivered, clinging to each other, hiding in the small room, eyes staring at each other without saying a word, even their breaths instinctively held, afraid the faint sound of breathing would be heard by those outside.
Nora is a Free Person without status, or more aptly a drifter, living in this wilderness far from bustling towns since she was born.
Gathering in this dangerous wilderness are refugees from other places or those hiding away, serfs, hunters, and common folk, yet once they arrive in the wilderness, they become Free People with freedom.
However, though the wilderness offers mostly unattainable freedom for most ordinary people, it also requires facing dangers that most people need not face.
