I made a gulp when sweat poured down my cheeks.
"Ruciel," I called out the Fallen Elf's girl's name nervously and stiffly.
The girl's eyes were so serious! I could even truly feel that right now, my spine was growing cold.
Fear appeared deep inside my heart.
"Please don't kill me, Ruciel!" I pleaded with my palms glued into one. "Don't be fooled by the illusion made by this forest! I might have a different form now. But, please, believe me, I am Eclaite."
Her long ears jolted then she narrowed her eyes. A moment later she pulled her bow's string.
"For a monster, you're quite chatty."
"That's because I'm not a monster!" I moved sideways, trying to get out of Ruciel's arrow path. Unfortunately, the tip of her arrow continued to follow my head.
"Are you sure? I can't believe your words. After all, what's in front of me is a... What's this? A monkey that had four hands with seriously an ugly face. Monsters like this deserve to die!"
