Do not trespass on the beast’s borders.

Synopsis

“Find a way to break the protective spell cast over the Forest of Barbarians.”

Sierra couldn’t understand it.
Why was the kingdom so determined to persecute innocent people?

So she fled to the vast forests of the north.
But losing her memories and being picked up by barbarians was not part of the plan.

Whether it was fortunate or unfortunate—these villagers, big as they are, are far too naive.
Among them all, there is only one man who keeps his guard up around her, like a sensitive beast.Could it be… that it shows I’m slowly getting my memories back?

She had only been trying to lie low to achieve her goal.
But when did this man, who had so stubbornly watched her with suspicion, start looking at her like that?

Ashur sharply drew in a breath at the unfamiliar warmth he felt beside him.
Had they ever been this close before? The thought alone made his entire body stiffen.

…Ah, it’s a dream. If this were reality, there’s no way this could happen.

Her clear face, smiling softly up at him beneath the gentle sunlight, is lovely.
Sierra—kind and gentle to everyone, yet always ready to leave this place at any moment.

Of course. A noblewoman of the kingdom, a powerful mage no less, would never choose to live in a forest like this.
He doesn’t even have the right to ask her to stay.

And so, all the more, he finds himself unable to wake from this dream that can never come true.