The oil lamp on the desk and the fire in the fireplace provided warmth and light.
The light from the refuge stretched a rough shadow into a long, narrow shape, with "the children" and the Jimmy siblings huddled outside. Should any strangeness attack, it would first have to breach the barrier they formed.
Lu Li's body and soul would remain in the cave until they fully merged.
The figure on the bed was sound asleep, while Anna sat by the bedside, gently stroking the smooth back of the black cat lying on her lap, even though she couldn't feel it.
This serene atmosphere persisted until, at one moment, Anna turned her head to look at the figure on the bed.
"What time is it?"
Lu Li, who had opened his eyes, looked toward the alarm clock on the bedside table but couldn't see it clearly.
"Two o'clock."
Anna let go of the black cat, allowing it to jump back onto the bed and rub gently around Lu Li's head with its tail held high.
