Several days later,
Solamus saw from afar the dispirited Mona walking into the secret forest.
The young girl, dressed in a black robe, appeared disheveled and looked utterly exhausted.
Her heart within her chest was covered in deathly ash.
Solamus knew what had befallen her and also knew that he was the one who had won in this wager.
Beside him, Sam smelled Mona's scent and happily coiled its body, raising its head high and letting out excited hisses.
It didn't understand what had happened to Mona, only that the girl was finally home after a long separation.
In a moment, Mona's figure appeared in front of the cabin in the woods.
She lifted her face and saw Solamus, who had been waiting there for her.
"Master... everything has gone as you wished."
Mona said with a trembling voice, her slender legs failing to support her, and she soon collapsed to the ground.
It was only then that she began to cry out loud.
