"W-wage war? I'm trying to avoid it," Rain said.
"You can never totally evade war in this place, little boy."
Rain pouted. Little boy? "My name's Rain, and I'm already seventeen years old."
The woman paused as if she were surprised, then she laughed softly. "Little boy Rain. My name is Eve."
Augh . . . Rain guessed that compared to the inhabitants in here, he was indeed just a boy in their eyes.
"Eve . . . are you from here?" he asked her.
"Let's just say that I live on the west side of the Barren Wasteland."
"Oh." Rain immediately jotted it down on his map. "Are you alone, or are there others in the west?"
"Totally alone. I control all the west side of the Barren Wasteland."
Rain paused. He shivered at the realization.
Isn't she a ruler then?!
So she's very powerful, right?!
