In less than half a month, the cavalry led by Bruno Green had advanced straight toward Gaina's royal capital.
They stopped in the Gandamia Grand Canyon, some distance from the royal capital.
Because Light had set up sentry posts there in advance.
To avoid involving the innocent citizens of Gaina's royal capital, Light sent the royal cavalry to intercept Bruno Green's forces here.
Light had also set out for the canyon to face the enemy as soon as he received the news.
Rodney tightly gripped his younger sister Nia's hand as they rushed into a desolate mountain forest.
Relentless enemies pursued them from behind, while unknown dangers lay ahead... beasts, uncertain paths...
Rodney's heart was filled with anxiety and unease.
He feared not only the hyena-like pursuit of their enemies, but also any terrifying thing that might appear in the forest.
The snow-covered forest was a vast expanse of white, everything buried beneath the heavy snow.
Yet once anything appeared, it would immediately stand out in plain sight.
He had no way to stop and clear away the footprints and tracks they had left behind. He could only grip Nia's hand tightly and keep moving through the deep snow, stumbling with every step.
His ragged breaths condensed into mist in the air, sounding especially clear in the deathly silent forest, as though it had been cut off from the rest of the world.
Nia was five years younger than Rodney, still only a little girl of around eight or nine.
With one hand tightly held by her brother, she ran along unsteadily.
Her once fair, smiling face had been frozen red by the cold air. Her expensive little dress was now filthy and ragged, torn to shreds at some point by thorny brush.
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