Ren Kai wandered into the forest and met a mysterious girl around his age—silver hair, sharp blue eyes, holding a wooden staff.
"You… you're not normal," she said instantly.
Ren Kai froze.
She continued, "Your presence feels like… a thousand storms hiding behind a smile."
She wasn't scared—she was intrigued.
Her name was Aria, an apprentice mage.
She pointed her staff at him. "Let's be friends."
Ren Kai blinked.
This girl is dangerous… she can sense through my seals.
But he nodded anyway. "Okay."
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