Inside, her mother lay drenched in blood, a dagger plunged inside her stomach, and the house in a wreck after the intruder failed to find what they were searching for.
"Mother!"
Cecilia cried and held the woman in her trembling arms.
Perhaps the woman still had a little bit of life remaining within her, her eyes turned towards the one who held her.
"Cecilia, my child."
"Mother! W-What's going on? Who did this to you? Why is our home burning? Where is father?"
A droplet of blood trickled down the woman's lips, painting a beautiful, melancholic picture. The woman mustered every bit of her energy and spoke in an urgent tone.
"Listen, my daughters."
Her eyes went towards Lirae at the back, acknowledging her as her own.
"There is no time. You two must get out of here as soon as possible. After you two left the house this afternoon, a group of human soldiers traveled through the forest and discovered our house"...
