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

five hours, she had been in and out of sleep, her mind racing

something she could not remember, then perhaps it was best left forgotten. She needed

and began unpacking the food from the thermal container, Nina spoke decisively. "Scarlett, I need to go to the Yaren territory. I know what you're going to say. I want to learn self-defense from you Will you teach

gone there. This issue

she would not change.it easily. And Scarlett knew

regain

she was calm and compliant. She took

only additional thing she did was research the Yaren tribe's

began to believe in certain superstitions and started folding stars

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