The restricted area
After spending a little more time with Marianne, she did the same with the children, Anne and Lan introduced her to the other children. Her time with the children came to an end when their playtime was over and night drew near.
Left alone, Elia decided to wander a bit from the orphanage. She didn't have the zeal to return to the city where she came so she would spend the night at the orphanage but for now, she wanted some leisure time and space to examine the locket without taking any risks.
"Off to somewhere?" Marianne asked. Elia halted and turned to meet the woman's gaze. She walked to where Elia stood. She looked in the direction where Eliana was heading. "When you were little, you always wandered in that very direction. No one knows why, but one night, you went missing, and we were only able to find you the next morning at the mouth of the restricted area," she said as they began walking.