A soft and gentle water stream reflected the blurred image of the dense trees inside the thick rainforest.
The chirping of birds and squeaking of animals harmonized with the sound of the river flowing over its pebbles and large stones.
Alva's eyes fluttered, her consciousness slowly returning as she was awakened by nature's symphony.
Her hands weakly grabbed at the pebbles, reaching and extending as if searching for something.
"M-Master... Master!?"
As her snow-fox ears caught the soft flickering of branches being burned, she scanned around... and saw Lidien, his clothes still torn and stained, already grilling a fresh fish stuck into the ground near a small, crackling fire.
"You're awake... come."
Alva hardly raised herself up before looking down at her body; light pinkish traces of blood were scattered all over her clothes.
Her leather armor now had holes showing her white skin with a thin snow-white fur that was too hard to notice.
