One week later, south.
“Get on the boat! Any boat!” Fedrey yelled at Eliese when they finally managed to reach the village near the sea. “FASTER!” he added, shouting, when he saw that she was struck dumbfounded and just staring at him while being entangled with a monster that was one of those who were chasing them.
“Y – yes!” Eliese answered as she closed her eyes tight, forcing herself to be calm and immediately turned to choose a boat. “Um…” she muttered as she tried to look for the strongest one.
Suddenly, she felt the wind sweep past her exposed nape because her hair was tied in a bun. Then, it was followed by something grabbing her shoulder tight which made her wince in pain, and then something heavy hit her back, causing her to fall to the sand.
“AH!” she cried when she felt her
