“I know.” It was Natalie’s turn to smile wryly.

Looking outside the cave, Sean suggested, “You can try to look for some food nearby if you don’t want to starve.”

“There’s food nearby?” Following the direction of his gaze, she shook her head. “What could we possibly find in a place like this? Are you asking me to hunt?”

He laughed at her question. “If you have the means, be my guest. I’m your excuse in case any rangers decide to hold you to the law.”

“I’m not going to hunt. I’ll look around for some wild fruits. We can try to make our way out after we eat,” Natalie announced and stood up.

Sean watched wordlessly as she left the cave.

She was gone for a couple of hours, and she had found some wild fruits reminiscent of kiwis. Despite their sourness, it was palatable enough to fill her stomach, and that was far better than starving.

She ate about three of those fruits and fed the rest to Sean.

The fire went out around the same time they finished eating.

Natalie clapped her hands together and declared, “Let’s go.”

 

He got to his feet with Natalie’s help, and they left

the foot of the mountain. His

 

beside him. Anxiously, he asked, “Mr. Shane, do you have other injuries besides the cuts

ago, Mr. Shane had gone into the

had slipped and rolled off the slope then; hence, the cuts

to get treated,

fine,” he said gruffly, resting his forehead

sure? We can drop by

fine!” Shane

up

and came in. He looked agitated as he said,

her?” Shane’s pupils widened, and he shot to his feet in

doctor who had been applying ointment on

member continued, “It’s not the natural mist in the mountain forests, but smoke from

lit!” Silas interrupted excitedly. “Mr. Shane,

vibrating with barely concealed

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