The forest

The moon had already risen in the sky, appearing enormous with a red hue emanating from it. Its brightness illuminated the entire night. However, Rhea didn't care about the danger of the night, she ran out of the palace and headed towards the forest Lilac had said she'd seen Draven.

The moonlight made the frozen forest hazy and gloomy. It was ominously silent, and the still silence made Rhea more dreadful as she couldn't find any signs of Draven despite having walked into the forest.

As she walked, Rhea heard a noise coming from the opposite direction and instinctively ran towards hoping it was Draven. However, she suddenly collided with someone, stumbling backwards from the impact. Initially thinking it was Draven, she prepared to scold him, but as she raised her head to face the person, her heart froze in fear at the sight of his golden eyes glaring down at her.