The moment I said that, the wind blew stronger making the flame in the pit sway wildly. Clutching Paloma's portrait, I stepped away from the fire and went towards Nina.
However, when she tried to move, something blasted in front of us. I realized I was thrown away by a tree. When I opened my eyes, my heartbeat raced as I saw the Wunsken's keeper striding towards my unconscious Nina.
"N-no!" I could barely recognize the shrill voice in me as I extended my arms. I wanted to stand up but my leg muscles were tightening. Only my head and arms were able to move so I looked around to look for a weapon. When I saw a piece of broken wood, I immediately snatched it.
"I don't expect we'll be seeing each other sooner than I anticipated," the keeper exclaimed as he dropped to one knee and reached
