Walking within White Eagle City, the 6-year-old Si Yan no longer easily trusted anyone. She maintained a distance from all the sick, and when she did approach them, she was extra cautious. And when the sick approached her with their complaints, Si Yan would begin to judge whether they wanted her to empathize with their pain or if they wanted to get something from her. She learned to be wary; she learned to think.
A male eagle Beastman offered her a piece of meat. "Miss Si Yan, we appreciate you coming to see us—this meat is something we managed to save just for you to eat."
He looked at her expectantly, while Si Yan regarded him coolly.
The little snake Beastman watched her. If it were the Si Yan of before, she would have accepted it happily. But now, something about her seemed different.
After glancing at the meat, she looked up at the eagle Beastman in front of her.
It turns out that even seemingly honest Beastmen harbor many ill intentions, she thought.
