After Vincent left, I leaned back against the tree trunk, finally letting the tension that had gripped me all morning slowly ease away.
So, this world... not only were the animals and plants several times larger and more ferocious than on Earth, but even animals could transform into humans. It completely shattered everything I thought I knew.
Thinking back, when Snowy and I first met by the river, not only did he not eat me, he even protected me—saving me again and again from fish, giant pythons, and man-eating flowers. Was it because he thought I was one of his own kind?
Whatever the reason, without him, I would’ve died several times over by now. There was no way a newcomer like me could survive alone in this forest.
But the future... would be different.
I didn't want to keep relying
