Bab 121: The Day After

The day after Helga submitted herself to Raven, she'd already returned to her usual stern self. Acting as if nothing had happened, the steadfast Valkyrie led their search for Mel. However, still remembering everything vividly as it had happened just minutes ago, Raven couldn't get what happened out of his head. Especially the wings, of which she seemed embarrassed or even afraid that someone else had seen them.

'Why does she have them? And why hide it?' His eyes watching her hips swaying side by side as she walked in front of him, Raven wondered exactly why she would hide such graceful feathered wings.

"I hear something…" Moving to the side, Helga pulled Raven out of his thoughts. Looking around the corner, she was focusing on a lone person wandering through the cave. Their eyes sunken in, their ears tipped like an elf, and the ruffled blonde hair and clothes painted a clear picture of who it was. "It's Melicia or a shade pretending to be her."