[Flashback]
"Are you the kid from the North?"
The young Elias turned toward the voice of another boy around his age. He saw three boys standing nearby. This was his first time outside the North. He was supposed to attend a birthday party at the Royal Pack before, but something had happened, and he couldn't make it.
This year, however, he had been invited again, and Elias didn't want to miss it.
Not because he was desperate to attend the birthday.
But because he wanted to see what the world looked like outside the North.
Sure enough, there were more colors here.
"Why?" he blinked, pushing himself up from where he had been crouching, playing with a toad. He dusted off his pants and stood. When he faced the boys, his expression darkened.
"Looking for a fight?"
The boys shivered at the coldness in his eyes. Even though they had only wanted to hang out with him, they found themselves running away out of fear.
