[Long chapter]
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"Hey, wait for me!" Ave ran after him as she didn't want to be left behind in this creepy place she had found beautiful a while ago. But after what she saw in the river, she knew she wouldn't be coming here again.
Lucian was walking so fast that she had to run to catch up to him, and in her dripping wet dress, it was difficult. They followed the forest path where the trees stood tall around them, casting long shadows on the ground, dried leaves crunching with every step they took, with a gentle breeze swaying the leaves.
It was getting dark as the sun was now setting behind the horizon, casting a golden glow across the land.
When Ave finally caught up to his long strides, she huffed for breath and then began to speak. "Why are you so mean to the Princesses when they haven't done anything to offend you again?" she asked curiously, as she'd seen how the Princesses had even stopped calling him names, yet he wasn't being nice to them.
