Meridia's lips curled into a faint smile. "Ah... I should have realized she'd be the first person you wanted to see upon your return."
I nodded slowly, an anxious knot forming in my stomach. Just the idea of seeing her again made my heart race. "Is she outside?" I asked, my voice trembling.
"At the cave," Meridia said simply.
That was all I needed to know.
Without a second thought, I dropped my bag onto the floor without caring where it fell and sprinted out of the house. The path to the cave by the waterfall was etched in my memory. My feet pounded the track leading to our secret sanctuary, a treasure trove of childhood memories. That was the place that Slyvia and I had found while playing, one afternoon.
