An Lan looked up from the feet, but in the dream, it was as if the person towered above the sky. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't make out his face. She only heard a loud 'bang' as the person reached out and slammed the door shut right in front of her, trapping her together with the surging flames.
"No!" An Lan cried out in alarm, sitting up abruptly. Only then did she realize it was all a dream, but the vividness of the nightmare made her heartbeat erratic, even upon returning to reality.
An Lan clutched at her chest tightly with one hand, panting heavily, with a deep sense of fear lingering in her eyes. Especially when she thought of the man in the dream—whose face she couldn't see—who, as he closed the door, wore that emerald thumb ring on his left hand... Was this a hint of something?
But how could it be... An Lan's body shook uncontrollably.
