Seeing the arrow, I took a breath. "It's a clue regardless. Why don't we follow it?"
"Yeah, we can go and look up ahead."
Marius led me in the direction indicated by the arrow.
There were many similar marks along the way, which led me to believe more and more that Theo was the one who left them.
It seemed like there was hope ahead, and motivation filled me.
Marius and I stopped after walking quite some distance.
He pointed at a thatched hut that was not far away. "There’s a hut upfront. Why don't we go and have a look?"
"Alright."
The thatched hut looked close, but it was, in fact, still quite some distance away.
I was slightly out of breath when we reached the hut.
The door was open, and Marius and I leaned in. Through the open door, Theo’s and Harriet's faces came into our view.
Theo stood up when he saw me and took me into his arms. "Why are you here?"
"You got lost. Of course, I came to look for you." There was a slight accusation in my tone as I hammered his chest.
Theo looked at Marius behind me. "Marius?"
I turned my head around and looked. "This is his hometown, and I just so happened to bump into him too. If it wasn't for him, I wouldn't have been able to get here."
My gaze turned to Harriet who was at the side. It had only been one night, but she was already out of energy and her eyes were colorless. "What's wrong with Miss Osborn?" I pointed to her.
"It's nothing. The princess is just ill," Theo said lightly.
It looked like he had been annoyed by Harriet for quite a bit.
Harriet opened her eyes and looked at me. "President Lane, I finally see you again. This means we can get out of this damn place. My God, I really can't stay here any longer."
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