Rest in the Forest

Compared to the turmoil of the entire world, the silence of the Frost-dyed Forest was more like a stagnant pool without a ripple. The world within and without seemed separated by an invisible wall, leaving only the light of heaven spreading across the pitch-black night sky.

The knights passed through the forest. The pines rustled in the night wind, and it was not until the early hours of the morning that they gradually found some of the missing people. What surprised Brando most, however, was that Freya and Laurenna had found the sleeping hunter girl in a small grove.

Peya was the last one to return to the group. Her return was completely beyond Brando's expectations. The more confusion there was in a dream, the stronger its power to tempt the heart became. Everyone knew the nightmare in the hunter girl's heart. Logically speaking, she should have been unable to break free from her own terrifying dream.

Yet she had succeeded. When they found her, she was sleeping peacefully on a patch of moss, her expression resembling that of a sleeping princess. None of the wildness of the huntress he usually saw remained, save for a few tear stains on her cheeks.

Brando had Nemesis examine her condition. After confirming that she was unharmed, he told the others not to disturb her. Peya's dream had already reached its final stage. All that remained was to wait quietly for her to awaken. As long as she appeared outside the world of mist, she would certainly wake up.

There was no need to worry too much about the rest.

The knights followed Brando's orders and scattered throughout the woods for a brief rest. Brando also sat down against a cedar tree. The Little Prince came over with a flushed face to reclaim