Somewhere in the Shadow Forest…
Fran wept, clutching to Alex's shirt. Her tears streamed down her face uncontrollably as she mourned the deaths of her loved ones.
Alex also cried, his tears dripping onto Fran's body. Mutually sorrowful, the fairy voiced out no complaints.
The hot tears from Alex also served as a reminder—she was not alone in her grief over the passing of Medina, Ron, and Carlo.
The three adults had always been around to protect the two of them.
Alex and Fran understood that they couldn't fully trust the human armies, especially now that their party members were gone.
Since all they had left was each other, they let out all the grief in their hearts. At this time of great sadness, what else could they do but cry?
An hour later, they finally had no tears left to cry.
Knowing just how vulnerable they currently were, the two looked for a safe place to hide.
