Episode 4: The Unwalked Path (3)

We stood side by side, each gripping the end of a thorn. “Don’t pass out, whatever happens!” “Don’t worry!” I said that, but deep down, I wasn’t sure I had the strength left to endure this. Under normal circumstances, I’d have used *Elaine’s Forest Essence* to heal my wounds and keep moving, but with [White Azure Energy] stolen away, time was...