The faint glow of dawn crossed the edge of the porthole and illuminated Little Lamb's sleeping profile.
As if sensing the touch of the light, she fluttered her long eyelashes, pushed herself up with her little hands against the cryogenic pod, and yawned unconsciously.
"You're awake?"
A gentle voice came from beside her ear.
"Mm." She answered instinctively, rubbed her sleepy eyes, and stared blankly toward the porthole.
The sky was a brilliant red. The rising sun floated above the sea of clouds, casting soft rays through the thin atmosphere.
It was already daylight?
While she was lost in thought, the gentle voice came again from beside her ear.
"Morning comes earlier in the sky than on the ground. It looks even more spectacular from the deck... Everything around you is still pitch-black, but the sun in the distance has already risen."
Little Lamb looked to the side and saw the big sister who always helped check her body sitting beside her, watching her with a smile.
Memories of last night gradually resurfaced.
A loud commotion had suddenly erupted outside. Then this sister had brought her to the infirmary, locked the door, drawn the curtains, turned off the lights, and told her not to make a sound no matter what happened outside.
She had obediently done as she was told, staying beside Yin Yin and listening to what sounded like thunder outside. Then, while she waited and waited, she had fallen asleep without realizing it.
Nothing really happened outside, right?
She looked toward the now brightly lit porthole and blinked softly. No matter how many times she saw it, the breathtaking sunrise always left her unable to look away.
This was a sight she had never seen at Pinecone Farm.
Sometimes, she could not help wondering whether she would have