About an hour before sunrise, at Zaelyane's hut.
Rion sat in a chair with a lowered head, and before him, Dora sat on the bed with a weak, forced smile.
Zaelyane, as usual, sat in her chair with a flat expression, and Yuura was leaning against the wall with a sombre expression.
The mood within the hut was heavy as all of them knew that after a few minutes, they would no longer be able to see and meet their parents, friends and other loved ones for an unknown amount of time.
Following the heavy mood was silence as all of them anonymously agreed to stay silent.
Dora raised her head and began to brush Rion's hair with a guilty expression on her face.
She knew that Rion always wanted to see the world beyond the mountains, but now that he was being forced to do so because of her condition, she couldn't help but blame herself for everything.
'Only if I hadn't been there—'
Suddenly, someone knocked on the door, and all of them instantly turned their heads towards it.
