Cindyia got up earlier than usual today. This time, without needing her sister to remind her, she obediently ran off to wash her face and brush her teeth, and even combed her own hair. She ran to the balcony and poured a little water over Lilina, who was photosynthesizing; then she ran to the door and brought a handful of bone-shaped biscuits to the fox demon girl who had just gone outside for her fifteen minutes of sunlight. She climbed the tree in the yard to wish the crow couple good morning, then found Little Crow, who was leading over a dozen Mini Medivas around the yard in search of grass seeds, and gave the little ones a big handful of green leaves. Then she ran back to the Living Room and said goodbye to everyone there. Watching from the side, I finally couldn't hold it in any longer.
"I mean... you're going home, not going off to die. Is there really any need to make the atmosphere this tragic?"
Cindyia wore the expression of Xianglin's Wife, looking as though she had just walked off the set of Camel Xiangzi. "Uncle, do you know how awful my mom's cooking is? She just sent me a message saying she'd made a whole table of food to welcome her daughter home..."
I silently glanced at Sandora before looking back at Cindyia. "Kid, you're still too young. You haven't seen the true terrors of this wor—Sandora, calm down! I didn't say anything! That was just your imagination! Anweina, hurry and hide the wok! Stop Sandora from getting into the kitchen... Wait! Sandora, what are you doing?! Let go of that rice cooker! If you've got a problem, take it out on Lilina!"
The Xianglin's Wife expression vanished from Cindyia's face, and she watched