Chapter 345

She had always been there.

She watched as the girl's silhouette faded into the distance.

The darkness that had clouded her vision dissolved, replaced by a bracing chill in the air. Overhead, the sky shimmered with a river of stars. She tilted her head back and laughed, refusing to let the tears fall.

The Milky Way was dazzling.

Unable to contain herself, she stretched her arms wide, filling her lungs with the crisp, free air, and burst into laughter. She ran, nimble and wild, over the scattered stones of the hillside, her deep red cloak whipping in the wind, vivid and alive beneath the starlit sky, blazing like a phoenix in full flame.

Her soul soared. Mila laughed, and as she laughed, tears spilled down her cheeks tears of irrepressible joy.

"Ha... haha..."

"Hahaha! I'm Mila! I'm Mila-did you hear me? I am Mila!"

She ran through the empty fields, shouting her name into the night.

The wind roared across the land, tugging gently at her hair and cloak as if answering her her laughter chased by the wind, echoing across the hills and valleys.

...

"Cousin!"

Mila? Where did you go? You scared me half to death! I woke up and you were gone-my soul nearly left my body! We came here together, you know—you can't just

around her, cutting off his panicked

you have anything to eat? I'm

In the dining hall-

plateful of ribs, elegant yet quick, and couldn't shake

doesn't

her head, too

"Your appetite's back, too?"

days, Mila had barely been able to eat the bare minimum, always looking pale and sickly. He'd never

back from a run.

"Are you nuts?!"

How are you better

"Doctor? Incense?"

paused, now that her hunger wasn't clawing at her stomach, and finally felt

the traveling doctor had come

was creepy. What did you even

Mila blinked in surprise.

the doctor now? I'd like to thank

Archie shook his head.

again if fate allows-all

pulling a small paper packet from his pocket and handing it to her. "The doctor left this for you said to take one pill after every meal, and when you're

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