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Chapter Twenty-Two: Hide and Seek (I1B0C22)

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               Chapter Twenty-Two: Hide and Seek               With a mighty stretch and a tired yawn, Vaida awoke on the hard meadow floor. Her vision was clouded as she tried to look around, so she rubbed her eye until she could see clearly. She lifted her neck slightly and saw that her feet were far from her face, startling her until she remembered.             “That’s weird. I thought he was with me,” she mumbled as she felt the ground beside her.             Despite the powerful winds blowing to the northwest, the ground felt slightly warm. Vaida concluded that Hatasuko had been beside her, having left only recently. She sleepily sat up and looked at the starlit surroundings.             A faint moisture clung t...