Before Nash left, he made sure to put everything in order. He instructed Quincy to follow his directions and to take good care of Nina. A few minutes later, Quincy was gone for good. Nina remained silent, and Scarlett did not know what to say. The room was eerily quiet.

Seeing Nina like this, Scarlett grew worried. "Nina, say something. You're scaring me."

"I'm fine," Nina replied. Though deeply pained, she was not someone who would simply wallow in sorrow.

"How about I take you out for a walk, or should I call some friends over?" Scarlett asked, seeking her opinion.

Nina lay back down, turning to face away from Scarlett. "I don't want to see anyone right now."

"Okay, then rest for a while," Scarlett said, deciding not to disturb her further.

Scarlett walked over to the small sofa in the room and sat down. She considered leaving but thought better of it, worried about what might happen if Nina had dark thoughts. She could not just leave her alone. Scarlett waited for over five hours. Finally, Nina slowly sat up. By then, it was already dark.

bit hungry," Nina

been in and out of sleep, her mind racing through her

perhaps it was best left forgotten. She needed

thermal container, Nina spoke decisively. "Scarlett, I need to go to the Yaren territory. I know what you're

Scott was missing there. Now, even Nash had gone there. This issue started

her mind, she would not change.it easily. And Scarlett knew if she did not

regain your strength. Then I'll teach

agreed. In the days that followed, she was calm and compliant. She took her medicine, ate her meals, and rested on

only additional thing she did was research the Yaren tribe's local environment, politics, and

started folding stars and paper cranes. Scarlett

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