The silence that Drake maintained as Hope stopped sighing urged her to speak. So she told the whole story of her life.
His eyebrows arched when he learned about the wild animals that had raised Hope until the age of six, when her mother, Ona, found her in the woods. Hope could not say that she had led an abnormal life or that she had been unhappy.
The animals adored her, and Hope had a great time with their pups. All the creatures in the forest lived in harmony, raising the human chick. The carnivores went far away to hunt and not destroy the balance created for their priceless treasure.
Ona had seen her in the woods when she was picking dragon mushrooms. She had noticed a 6-year-old girl running naked through the trees, playing with animals. As she approached, a giant bear cut her off, preventing her from threatening the child.
