Mysterious Curse

The young woman—Sordra—slowly opened her eyes and felt her cheeks and face with her hands. "Am I dead? A goddess?"

Hikari knelt down and offered a hand to the girl to help her up. "You're not dead, and I am not a goddess."

Of course, the people behind the elf gave her a wry smile, yet the woman looked around astonished. "How can this be? There were wolves! And the curse? No curse?"

"Can you tell us how you ended up like that?"

The girl jumped. "Right, I am sorry! No, I suppose, I should say thank you for saving me. I am Sordra, by the way."

"Hikari."

Sordra narrowed her brown eyes and finally looked at the other girls. "I am so glad you all made it in time, but I didn't think it was possible to cure the curse."

"Hmph, Master can cure any curse."

Sordra widened her eyes and once again thanked Hikari profusely. "I didn't know what my sister would do if they found me like this."

"Your sister?"