「One year later.」
「Late spring.」
The Oak Forest of the Monte Territory awoke in the morning light. Tender green leaves adorned the branches, and the air was filled with the scent of damp earth and the fragrance of wildflowers.
Beside a clearing in the woods, a group of people was preparing for the upcoming spring hunt.
Murphy and Aurora stood side by side.
Murphy was dressed in the same practical, deep blue hunting attire, a longsword hanging at his waist. His calm gaze swept across the woods.
Aurora, however, had changed into a well-fitted, dark green riding habit for the hunt. Her golden hair was neatly braided, her posture was erect, and her azure eyes held a gentle smile as she watched her son inspect his bowstring.
Kaiden was much taller than he had been a year ago, his adolescent figure beginning to show a youthful straightness.
