The Enigmatic Return (Nancy’s And Roxanne )

“I’m going to look around for some dry firewood. We need to start a fire; otherwise, the temperature in the dense forest will drop sharply when night falls. It’s going to get very cold.”

Wesley said so, then proceeded to unload the tent he had been carrying with him.

“I have four tents here. Let’s set them up together.”

Upon hearing this, the members of the Cox family immediately came over to help.

Neera was a bit worried. “Are you sure it’s okay to go alone? Maybe we should get a couple more people to go with you.”

Wesley declined, “It’s okay. Everyone is getting ready to find a place to rest at this time, and I won’t go far. There won’t be any danger. Please rest assured, Miss.”

Before long, he had left.

Shane helped set up the tents and asked, “Neera, are you okay with staying in a tent by yourself?”

Among those present, she was the only woman. Neera had no objections and asked naturally, “Alright, what about you guys?”

“We’re all grown men here, so no worries. We’ll split a tent among the three of us, and each of us will take turns standing guard, specifically at the entrance of your tent. You can rest easy at night and get a good night’s sleep.”

Neera felt somewhat embarrassed by their attentive care. “Perhaps, I should join you in guarding the place tonight.”

-Shane raised an eyebrow, “With so many grown men around, there’s no need for a young lady like you to stand

guard. Don’t worry about it too much. Just get some rest is what’s really important.”

day of hustle and bustle, Neera was indeed exhausted and no

I’ve rested well, I’ll get up

chuckled. “Well then, I wonder if you’re up for it now, but could you help make some oatmeal? It would be nice for everyone to have something

smiled slightly. “That’s easy enough. Leave it to

the light in the dense forest dimmed even more, almost to the point where one could

carrying

around to help light the fire.

kindled and a

tension that had gripped her all day suddenly eased quite a

much stuff. Now we look like we’re on a jungle

rock, stroking his beard

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forest. Who knows how many days and nights we might end up trapped

couldn’t help but chuckle, thinking to herself. They really are accustomed to a life of

that moment, Wesley came over and shared with them what he had discovered when he was out collecting

camp nearby.

their gaze towards the distance, and

okay that they are so close to us?” one of the Cox family members asked with a hint of

“It should be fine. For now, I still have quite a bit of faith in Mr.

us back in the swamp. They could have gotten rid of us then, so there was no need to wait until

Medicina family, so they couldn’t let their guard down naturally. Thus, they