Kai and Teanguan had set out.
The road before them wound through a land so breathtakingly beautiful,
yet the further Kai drove into it,
the more her heart longed to flee....
to run somewhere, to someone,
someone she did not yet know…
and yet, deep inside, already did.
The very path she had only gazed at from afar before,
she was now driving upon with her own hands.
Every turn of the wheels sent a strange tremor through her chest.
An emptiness....
a hollow space she had carried within her for years.....
suddenly felt as though it was stirring,
aching to be filled.
The scenery was enchanting.....
verdant valleys, endless stretches of green,
the kind of view that even calmed Teanguan's restless soul for a moment.
But Kai…
Kai had changed herself completely for this mission.
Gone was the sharp, ruthless mafia heiress.
In her place sat a quiet, studious girl,
with loose clothes and thick glasses,
looking no different from someone stepping outside her home for the very first time.
Beside her, Teanguan, dressed neatly like a gentleman,
watched silently.
Yet even he could feel the storm inside her....
the way her grip on the steering wheel was just slightly off,
the way she drove with a nervous edge.
In a low voice, he finally spoke.
"If something's troubling you, you can tell me."
Kai drew in a deep breath,
as though she carried a mountain on her chest.
Her voice was heavy, raw.
"I don't know… I don't even know what's happening to me.
It just feels… like something heavy is pressing down inside."
Teanguan fell silent.
What could he say?
If she herself had no answers,
what help could he offer?
But then.....Kai's voice cut through the quiet again,
firm, resolute.
"Don't worry.
I never let my emotions interfere with my work.
We're here for one thing only.....
to uncover the truth behind Morwyn Noxflora.
Leave the rest… to me."