Chapter 52

Everyone in the house turned at her words.

"I met her about two years ago, somewhere along the border between the central region and the North. You remember — we were being chased by beastfolk hunters while we were running this way."

Gren nodded slowly, as if the memory were coming back to him.

"You lost hold of Tom's hand while you were fighting the hunters off, and the woman who helped him looked just like this. It was a short encounter, but I remember we exchanged names out of gratitude. I'm sure of it."

"...Yura."

"That's it! That was the name."

Mir trembled at the mention of his mother from Tanya's mouth, and without realizing it, he gripped my hand tight where he sat beside me. He'd been leaning toward Tanya for a while now, his whole upper body tilted her way.

"It was only a brief look, but…