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The forest is not scary at all when the sun is out.
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Why do they get so creepy at night?
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I pulled my hood up deeper and stepped out of the fog.
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I really can't see the sun. It's like the world has abandoned me. ....... It's so different from the city.
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I guess after two years of coming here, you get used to the strong smell.
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I took one step at a time.
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I could not believe what I was seeing. I couldn't believe my eyes.
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Fist fights were common and I could hear more moaning than at night.
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There are many people with missing hands and feet. ....... And there are wounds all over.
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I couldn't see at night, but there was blood splatter on the ground.
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I was shaking with fear.
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My clothes are almost torn. And people with dirty bodies and shaggy hair ......, there are no bathrooms.
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Because the only water I've ever seen is the muddy water from the fountain.
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Suddenly, I heard a child crying and screaming.
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When I turned my eyes toward the voice, I saw a little boy lying on the ground, his head bleeding.
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Ahead of him stood a large man with an iron rod. The iron rod was covered with blood.
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Was that the boy's blood? Why is he smiling?
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The big man is laughing with his big mouth open. I saw that he had only one front tooth.
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The big man slowly drags the iron rod and approaches the boy. I could not stop shaking.
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"Alicia, why are you here at this hour?"
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I heard Grandpa Will's voice behind me.
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Before I could say anything, he pushed me toward the fog.
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Go home today. You must never come here at this hour again.
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I went straight out into the woods. Then I walked slowly toward the house.
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I still don't understand in my head what just happened.
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That's ......, the poor village.
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"Alicia! Where have you been?"
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Rosetta is coming toward me.
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I looked at Rosetta, stunned.
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"Alicia? What's going on?"
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Rosetta looked into my face.
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I wonder what happened to that boy. .......
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I couldn't do anything.
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I just sat there and watched. I was too scared to move.
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"Alicia?"
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I couldn't reach out to him. .......
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I've never been so frustrated in my life. How weak I am.
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How could you say you wanted to be a bad girl?
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I was so angry with myself.
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"Are you okay?"
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Rosetta shook my shoulder.
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Rosetta looked at me with concern.
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"I'm going to the library. ......"
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With that, I headed for the library.
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I need to be strong. .......
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To do that, I first have to find out how the poor village came to be.
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I searched for a book about the poor village.
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I can't find anything. I wonder how many hours it's been.
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I stood on the step and searched carefully from the top step.
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...... is this a book about magic?
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I happened to pick up a book about different kinds of magic.
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Why didn't I find it when I was looking for it, and why now?
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I looked at the books around this book, but there were no other books on magic.
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Someone must have put this one here by mistake.
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I turned the pages and looked at the table of contents.
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There was Water Magic, Light Magic ......! Dark magic!
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I opened the page with the types of dark magic.
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