Chapter 281
“···Abel?”
Cain spoke without realizing it. The boy in front of him looked so much like him that one could believe they were twins. The boy, who was sniffing, grabbed Cain’s sleeve and said,
“Brother. I’m cold.”
“What’s this··· No, wait a moment···!”
Cain hurriedly removed his outer coat and draped it over the boy. He didn’t know what was happening, but he couldn’t ignore a child thrown into this cold. The boy, wearing the coat, flapped the remaining sleeves and said,
“This coat is so big··· sniff. And it’s still cold.”
“Y-yes. Just hang on a little. I’ll warm you up soon.”
Strangely, even though he had taken off his coat, Cain didn’t feel the cold. He took the boy’s hand and settled in a ruin that still had walls and a roof to act as a windbreak.
He built a fire using the debris and whale oil. The boy, sitting across from Cain with the fire between them, grinned.