Losing everything

Hannah gently patted his shoulder and gestured that they talk inside. Cygnus nodded as he followed behind the woman. They returned to the hut and sat down on the bamboo seats that were in there. Elara jumped down from the woman's embrace and went to pour them water before she bid them goodbye and left to play with her friends.

"My husband and I found you and your sister in the forest while we were hunting and foraging for herbs and edible greeneries. You were soaked in blood that we thought you were actually dead. Luckily you still had a pulse and your sister was just unconscious." Hannah explained how they found them.

Cygnus nodded but his hands were tightly clenching his pants. "Thank you for saving us." He mumbled but the woman still heard and it made her smile.