Chapter 135 --135.
His voice cracked between fear and frustration. "Couldn’t she have left that damn snake instead? No! She had to take him — just because that slithery bastard looks good."
He flapped his wings in a frustrated flutter, curling deeper beneath the rock. "And me... a poor little baby, a small life... alone in this cold cave with a howling beast!"
The howl came again, this time closer.
"AWOOOOOO—!!"
He fell silent.
His body stiff, breath held. Thoughts ran wild inside his head — curses, insults, regrets, helpless questions. But none made it past his beak. He stayed there, trembling, his voice caught behind his feathers.
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The sun had barely risen when Kaya decided it was time to leave.
She had already bought everything she needed. Time was slipping through her fingers, and there was still so much to do — too much, actually.
She’d already spoken with Rean and his group. They agreed to come in three or four days to start building the house. That was a relief. Now, Kaya just needed to check on the little sparrow — to see if he was still alive or had turned into some wild beast food — and also figure out who among her new crew could actually do something, and who couldn’t.