A searing pain, as though his mouth had been scorched by flames, pulsed through her mouth, while her limbs were freezing cold, as if she had been soaked in a muddy swamp.
Her limbs felt as though they had been filled with lead, so heavy she could not raise her arms at all. Yet her mind was gradually clearing, and her lips involuntarily murmured:
"Water..."
Before she could utter the word a second time, Cadice felt a cool, sweet liquid suddenly flow into her mouth. The instant her body came into contact with it, she began gulping it down automatically, greedily claiming this hope of life for herself.
As the liquid entered her body, her consciousness gradually became clearer. Before her heavy eyelids could open, the pain throughout her body reached her first.
It felt as though her entire body were falling apart. Even her skin brushing against her clothes sent piercing pain through her, but to ensure her safety, Cadice still forced herself to endure it and opened her eyes.
Before she could see anything clearly, a gentle voice reached her ears:
"You're awake? This is Edino Town. I came from the south. I saw you fighting those people and figured they were no good, so I gave you a hand. Still, you're really impressive. Even after being poisoned, you managed to kill two of them."
Although her body had not fully recovered and her mind was still hazy, Cadice retained her most basic judgment.
The southern accent was right. The town location was right. The Reishi he emitted felt right. There had been nothing wrong with the water she had just drunk. For now, there was nothing suspicious about the person before her.
Having reached that conclusion, Cadice laboriously opened her eyes, looked at the gentle young man