章節 154: Arriving at Hawkshead

Music Recommendation: Background Noise - Trent Reznor

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Anastasia felt the cold breeze that swept through the forest, and her breath quickened as she scanned the trees with her brown eyes. In the past, she had envisioned a hundred scenarios for her arrival at Hawkshead, but none quite like this. 

Pressing her hand against the ground to stand up, she caught the sound of another crash not far from where she stood. The noise resembled the snapping of a tree, prompting her to briskly stride across the grassy terrain, the hem of her dress sweeping the ground as she moved. 

"Anastasia!" Dante called her name, who had been sent here along with her. 

"Dante." Anastasia felt relieved upon seeing him, and he quickly walked towards her and enveloped her in a hug. "I thought Viktor sent us to our own homes separately," she said, voicing her earlier concern.