As the whole village busily prepared to attack King Damon’s castle, the rest of the forest creatures prepared to hide themselves away as the blood moon was creeping nearer. The Raven is said to be at its most powerful that night, and King Damon’s body transfer will be at the sun’s first light. That could only mean war and chaos to everyone. Arwin and the rest of the villagers are not the only ones who wish to fight and dethrone the tyrannical king of the forest. And everyone knows the best opportunity to strike is before King Damon changes into a younger and much stronger vessel. However, King Damon sat comfortably in his throne because he knew that no matter how many creatures try to fight him all at once- no one stands a chance against him, and the only one who can is out there cowering in fear. King Damon mutters, “Arwin… Is there any sign of her?” “None yet, my king.” Sinas replied and continued, “But… I have a good guess; they’re hiding i

Meanwhile, back at the village where Mosse and Mark prepared to face off each other, Timothy felt something off as the glass of water he grabbed slipped off from his hand and cut him. His eyes fixated on the broken shards of the glass on the floor as he began to feel anxious.  A gentle tap relinquished him. It is Arwin. She asked, “Is everything okay? You seem… occupied.” “I feel something bad is going to happen. I’m going to the borders for a while to check for some irregularities.” Arwin suddenly asked from Timothy, “Oh, can you grab me some pomegranate on the way back. I’m craving some.” “That’s west of the border; plus, since when did you like pomegranates?” Timothy sounded confused as he doubted Arwin's craving, but Arwin smirked and just looked at him straight in the eye; she said, “Just trust me.” “O…kay?” Timothy did not understand what Arwin was going on about, but he agreed with her anyway and proceeded to start going towards th

Gloin, unable to control his anger, started charging towards the tied-up Dylan without any hint of hesitation. Gloin punched Dylan until his fists bleed out; Gloin shouted, “You’re crazy! You’re a psychopath! Why would you do something like that?!” Dylan coughed off the blood and laughed maniacally, “Just ‘cause he was in my way.” “Who told you to do it? Why would you do something as inhumane as this?” Gloin pulled Dylan’s collar aggressively, which made Dylan choke, but he replied, “Who else? Of course, it’s Sinas. To answer why… you’re just going to have to wait.” Dylan shot Arwin a look for a split second, and she immediately knew what this is or what this means. Timothy sees Arwin’s reaction and finds it odd. Timothy asked from himself, “What is Arwin not telling us?” But before Timothy can say anything out loud to Arwin, Rosa asked from Arwin with her shaky and terrified voice, “Arwin… the fact that Mark and Dylan can enter and leave the barrier

Timothy looked at Arwin straight in the eye as he began losing grip on the reality. His voice broke as tears ran down his eyes; he mustered the courage he could and asked out loud, “Arwin tell me… did you know? Did you know that Atlas was going to die?” The strong gust of wind passed through the forest as if it’s laughing and mocking Timothy. He felt his heart breaking. For the longest time, Timothy trusted Arwin, and for him, he felt so betrayed. He felt his world collapse before his very eyes, and the longer Arwin does not answer, the more real it feels. Finally, Arwin answered, “I… did it to save everyone.” And there is it. Timothy’s long-awaited answer. The confirmation that Arwin knew everything and that she could have been the reason why Atlas died. If she did not ask Timothy to run her some errands, he could have been with Atlas and saved him. If he did not trust Arwin then, Atlas would still be alive. Timothy felt like a heavy

Arwin, on the other hand, returned back to the village in the morning when the sun was just coming up. Mosse greeted her, “Hiya, cap’n.” Hearing those words made Arwin deeply hurt. She knew that she did not receive such a title. She can feel her eyes tearing up when suddenly, some villagers, along with Rosa, walked towards them. Arwin tried to hide her tears so desperately that Mosse saw through her and hugged her tightly. Rosa was surprised by this action to see them intimate, and she stuttered to say, “Er… sorry, but you have to see this. The- Dylan they brought yesterday is not Dylan.” Mosse playfully patted Arwin’s head and replied, “Yes, yes, we’ll be there soon. You see, Arwin’s a little too shy announcing that we’re a couple-“ Arwin punched Mosse to interrupt him, and Mosse groaned in pain as he continued, “A couple of best friends, I mean.” “O…kay then, I’ll be leaving first.” Rosa left with her blushing and embarrassed face. It’s her