Walking to the human town, I fixed the backpack on my back and grabbed Octavia's hand again. The rain had made us soaked to the bone, but we were still confidently moving forward.

“It's a whole miracle they let us take our clothes.” I huffed and blinked when another raindrop fell into my eye. I brushed a hand over my lid.

“But we're alive.” Octavia smiled and stared at the distance.

The town was in front of us already, its night lights gleaming into our eyes. I could sense the excitement pulsing through my body at the thought of our new life together, and every drop of rain that fell...