ORIGINAL

We came to a snow-covered house after only a few minutes of walking through the frozen wilderness. Calix and I both came to a halt as soon as I stopped walking. "I don't think we should go there," I said coldly, because we didn't know anyone who lives there. Nobody should know where Mino and I are right now because the other kingdom is after us.

"Chill princess, that's my place," Calix replied nonchalantly, and I nodded. As we approached the medium-sized house, I remarked, "Why do you have a house here in this cold dead forest?" "Because I am cold and dead as well," he replied figuratively, and I simply looked down in response to what he said. I realized he was referring to our past. I was the only one who caused him so much pain that he lost the cheerful Calix I knew.

We entered a few minutes later, and it was noticeable that this house had not been deserted because there were still a few candles blazing. He carefully placed the unconscious Mino on the bed, and I instantly looked at