I Have a Plan

The forest was completely silent. Even the soft wind that had been blowing had stopped entirely, wrapping the whole surroundings in an unbelievable stillness.

The only sound echoing in Renna's ears was those footsteps moving over the bushes, along with her own heartbeat rising higher and higher.

She was almost sure it was that Witch approaching them. The same Witch who had captured her mother and tortured her for decades, until only her skeleton remained.

Even imagining it was horrible, the thought that she herself might go through that torture.

It made her finally realize how stupid her earlier thought had been, wanting to come here and face the Witch herself.

She could barely stand hearing the footsteps without feeling this terrified, and now the idea of standing before the Witch and fighting her felt like a joke.

And in the middle of all that despair, there was a face close beside her, so close she could hear his breathing.