Siren: (hm? that carved stone looks similar with the symbol on one of the owl tombs that i see from the vision i had before)
Echo: (hold and grip the stone) Connected! Glowries.
A group of small looking bug suddenly appear lighten the forest.
Siren: wahh~ So, you are able to light the way as well. hm..It looks like a firefly.
Echo: Well, yes it is. But, this is not a normal firefly.
This is what we called as Glowries. Same like Twinkle, Glowries can provide light as well. However, it cannot act as a barrier.
Siren: I see.
Siren feels fascinating by looking at the Glowries and almost touching it but, Echo stop her by grabbing Siren hand.
Echo: (grab) Wait!! Don't touch them!
Siren: ah-Sorry. I-...
Echo: It's okay.
Suddenly, Siren blush and feeling shy when Echo still holding her hand and ask him to release her hand.
Siren: (blush) erm..Echo,..m-my hand-?
While holding Siren hand, Echo looking at their intertwined fingers and switch his eyes to Siren. Then, he pulled Siren towards him with a cheeky smile.
Echo: (cheeky smile) Why? Do you hate it?
Siren: ah-N-No..I just- (ahh..He is too close 😣)
Echo: (smile) Then, let's stay like this for awhile. Plus, we don't want your lovely hand to get burn right?
Siren: ahaha y-yeah 😅 (Is he flirting with me)
Echo insist to hold Siren hand. Feeling uncomfortable, Siren move a little bit to make a space between them as she feels like Echo is too close with her. However, Siren realize when,..
Siren: Wait a minute. Did you just said it's burn?!
Siren scared and getting closer to Echo while grabbing the edge of Echo black hood cape.
Echo: Yes.
Siren: But, why?
Echo: Glowries is kinda like the opposite of Twinkle. While Twinkle act as a defense using the barier, Glowries is more like attacker. Glowries can produce heat which is super hot like a hot melted iron. If you ever touch it even for a little bit, your hand will get burn.
Siren: That sound really dangerous isn't it 😅
Echo: Well, as long as you don't touch it, there's no harm. If you want to know, normally Glowries will only do that if it feels threatened or if the user allow it.
Siren: hm,..the user? is it-you?
Echo: Yes.
Siren: So, it's like you can control them?
Echo: Yeah, something like that.
Siren: Wow that's really awesome. (I wonder if it is because of the carved stone he is holding just now 🤔)
Echo: (chuckle)
Siren: hm?
Echo: You know what, there's a lot of secret in the Hooting Forest that you have not yet seen or known. And once you've seen and known about them, you'll be captivated by their nature.
Siren: And you are okay for letting me know the secret?
Echo: Well, I did promise you (cheeky smile) 😏
Siren: y-yeah, you did 😅 (He really likes to tease me huh 😅)
Echo: But, you can never tell anyone about them.
Siren: What will happen if i do tell anyone about it?
Echo: If you do tell, (stare directly at Siren with his smirking face) 😏I might need to KILL you
Siren: Whaat?!! Then, why are you telling me your secret?? 😱 (Is this like the story of the Hooting Forest that Mayr told me before. Because I know too much about the secret of the forest so, I'll will never come back alive 😭)
"And whoever enter the forest during the full moon will never come back alive. Even if that people come back alive, they will not be the same person as before."
Echo: hm? Maybe because..you seems like a funny person.
Siren: What's that suppose to mean!! 😫😭
Echo: hahahaha
Siren: It's not funny 😫😭
Echo: (low voice) And also a very important person.
Siren: Did you say something?
Echo: (shake his head and smile) No.
Siren: oh-okay 😅
Echo: Come on, let's go.
Siren: (nodding) O-kay.
Both of them begin to walk. While they are walking Siren asking Echo about her decision to stay back despite the outcome that she can only get out during the next full moon.
Siren: By the way,..Echo-
Echo: Yes?
Siren: erm..Don't you want to know..why I am decided to stay?
Echo: Will you let me know?
Siren: erm,..actually I-..
Siren suddenly feels hesitate to tell Echo her reason to stay.
Echo: (chuckle) Don't worry about it too much. We've plenty of time. Whenever you are ready you can tell me, okay? (smile)
Siren: hm..okay (smile lightly)
Siren feels like Echo is not really a bad person. However, she's still cannot fully trust him so, Siren keep on be careful whenever she be around him.
Siren: hm.. I cannot see any black shadow as we are walking.
Echo: Oh-that's because it's almost sunrise. Okay, we've arrived.
Siren: eh-Where are we? Are we lost?
Echo: Maybe hahaha
Siren: You really like to tease me aren't you.
Echo: (giggle) yeah
Siren: sigh~ (Did he just admit it 😅)
Echo: (pointing his fingers towards the hill) Look at the sunrise.
Siren: Wahh, it is so beautiful. 😍🥰
From the spot that they are standing, below they can see a huge waterfall and colorful hills fills with flowers. The sun are also slowly showing up from behind the hills.
Echo: And also, Siren...
Siren: Yes?
Echo taking out the crimson red thread and showing it to Siren.
Echo: This is yours.
Siren: A red thread?
Echo handling over the thread to Siren palm. Once the red thread falls onto her palm,..