It was still autumn back in Lake City, but winter appeared to have arrived early here in the mountains.

This had to be the first snow of the year.

Fae could not resist reaching out to catch the falling snowflakes. Now that the days were getting colder, she wondered how the disaster victims were going to brace through the harsh winter.

At the thought of this, she hurried over to James’ tent, where he had set up a makeshift office.

“Ow!”

Just then, a young girl’s cry of pain pierced the air. Shocked, Fae looked in the direction where the cry came from and saw Sheryn, who had apparently tripped. On her back was a basket filled with yellowed leaves that looked like wild herbs.

At the sight of this, Fae hurried over to help the girl get on her feet. “Are you all right? Did you get hurt?”

Sheryn regained her footing with Fae’s help and quickly checked the basket she had slung over her back. When she was sure that none of the herbs had spilled out during her fall, she looked somewhat relieved.

This made Fae even more curious. “What do you have there in your basket?”

from the mountains. They supposedly have medicinal properties, and I thought the emergency medical

by Sheryn’s efforts. What a considerate and lovely girl! I can’t believe she went into the mountains just to

you go into the mountains to forage for herbs, especially during this freezing weather,” Fae reminded earnestly before leaving in

astonishment. Shouldn’t she have offered to escort me to the emergency medical center? Maybe even compliment me a little more and then be totally impressed by my kindness? Why

had deliberately positioned herself here when she caught Fae standing on the street earlier,

distracted with her own thoughts that she was not considerate

out of desperation that Sheryn decided to stage a fall

the emergency medical center and set the basket of

pointed out, “These herbs are all wilted! We won’t be able to get much use out of them; their

brushed past the nurse without uttering

to pick those herbs, anyway. She only used them as a subterfuge in

I kind of miss the girl, to be honest,” one of the villagers, a woman, piped up

the city, but she’s humble and hardworking, not

froze when she heard

just leave without notice? Darn it! How am I supposed to make my move on him and get

started to come up short. She wanted nothing more than to punch

Sheryn at that moment and called out, “Oh, Sheryn! Would you mind helping me move this

busy right now!” She was fuming, and she certainly did not have time to

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