Chapter 2: Family and Friends (Part 1)

Episode 290

(What Happened to the Crown Prince?)

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It felt like I had wandered into a dream.

A soft, glowing meadow stretched out before me—full of wildflowers swaying in the breeze and grass so green it shimmered. Tiny lights danced in the air—sparkling butterflies with wings like stardust, fluttering gently all around me.

Far ahead, beneath a sky of soft gold, stood a towering tree with blue leaves that shimmered like moonlight on water.

The Oakia tree…

Its branches swayed slowly, almost like they were reaching out to me.

And I—I was drawn to it.

At first, I walked. Slowly. Like the dream might vanish if I stepped too hard.

But then something pulled at my chest.

I ran.

Faster and faster, until my lungs burned and my legs ached. The wind roared past my ears, the butterflies scattered—

But no matter how fast I ran, no matter how hard I tried…

I couldn't reach it.