Bai Lu noticed Blaze was quiet while they are cooking and eating together, and he seemed not that happy at the moment. She moved closer to Blaze and invited:
"Would you like to go to the bush with me? I want to collect some nuts and crush them to eat with the beggar's chicken later. Duncan needs to stay here and look for the heat of the fire, and if I go with you, I don't need to bring a basket with us."
Actually, other beasts also have noted Blaze's low spirits — he kept looking at Bai Lu while eating raw fish in silence, seemed like there was something in his mind that bothered him. So when Bai Lu asked Blaze for a walk, they all had tacitly understood that she was going to talk with Blaze in person and the nuts collecting thing was just an excuse.
A few minutes later, Bai Lu and Blaze were strolling in the woods. She didn't look sideways to make eye contact with Blaze but start the topic casually:
