Ella Thompson, not fond of the back-and-forth of the dinner table, seized an opportunity to slip away.
The outskirts at night were peppered with twinkling stars that shone like shards of diamonds, embedded within the night sky.
Because she was in an underdeveloped suburb, it didn't take long after leaving the banquet at the hotel to find herself surrounded by farmland. The sound of frogs croaking reached her ears, and she spotted fireflies darting around the rice fields.
Ella Thompson loved these glowing creatures. She ran over to the edge of the field, reaching out in an attempt to catch a few.
She was in luck.
She quickly caught one amidst the rice stalks. Its tail flickered brightly in her palm, and she couldn't hide her joy.
She wanted to catch more.
She was about to catch another when she heard Debora's voice reverberating out of nowhere, "Master~ be careful~"
