Human’s emotions were very ethereal and fragile. This was Irina’s current feelings.

No matter how tired she felt, when things quietened down, the scene of Shuu’s horrible death would keep on playing out in her mind. After losing sleep for most of the night, she continued to be troubled by nightmares for the later part of the night.

When she woke up the next day, she felt so tired as if she hadn’t slept a wink. Irina tried hard to make herself appear more energetic. She put on an animal skin coat and went to get a breather.

After the ice and snow melted, greenery quickly sprouted out in the...