Awa swiftly entered while carrying a tightly-wrapped Ada in his arms, and Xiu Yan quickly shut the stone door.
Ji Nuan pointed to the ground near the fire pit and said, "You can put him there for now."
Awa placed the orc, wrapped layer upon layer, by the crackling fire pit. With the warmth from the fire seed, Ada's heavy breathing lightened noticeably.
The beast skin was unfolded, revealing a frail-looking orc before Ji Nuan and Xiu Yan. Ada was even thinner than before and appeared very unhealthy—exhaustion written all over him, his eyes bloodshot.
"Have you not rested for several days?" Ji Nuan asked him gravely.
The warm glow of the fire eased the intense pain in Ada's leg. He let out a sigh of relief and nodded, "Yes. It used to hurt every night, but I've grown accustomed to it. Recently, however, the pain has been growing increasingly severe each day."
