Chapter 27

　　Louisa’s POV 　　When the first ray of morning sun woke me up, I stretched out my arms and murmured, "Uma…" 　　There was nothing in front of me except the relics of the bonfire. 　　I couldn’t see Uma anywhere. 　　I turned back. 　　The black wolf was still behind me, sleeping soundly. 　　"Uma…?" I raised my voice a bit and my throat was burning. 　　I was so thirsty. 　　Then, I heard some rustling sound coming behind a bush. 　　I was alerted because I thought it might be a snake or something. 　　So I pulled up a charred stick and tried to defend myself. 　　A hUman figure emerged from the bush. 　　It was a young man in Uma’s clothes. 　　He had got fair hair and a pair of turquoise-colored eyes. 　　He was holding a bowl made of bamboo stick, which was filled with water. 　　He was surprised to see me awake, so the water splashed a bit from the bowl. 　　"I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to wake you up." he walked to me and said, "I thought you might need some water when you’re awake." 　　"Stop! Don’t come closer!"