"Wanna hear my cute anime girl voice? Onichan~"
I nearly tripped over a tree root. "No."
"Oniiiiiichannnn~~" he whined. "Ufufu~ are you getting flustered?"
I swear to god—
Breathe, Noah. Breathe.
I took a deep inhale and exhaled sharply.
The only thing stopping me from losing my mind completely was the quiet presence of my grandmother beside me.
Sylvie walked ahead, her pace steady as she moved through the thick forest with ease. She was silent, as she always was, her sharp eyes scanning the surroundings with a quiet intensity. Despite her age, she moved like a seasoned adventurer, her body nimble, steps precise.
It had been five days since we teleported here. Five days since we found ourselves stranded in the middle of nowhere, relying on nothing but our instincts to survive.