I want to help her, but I'm too scared.

This isn't my fight... It isn't my world. I don't want to fight... I'm still ten-years old. I should go home and talk to my parents... This isn't my place to get involved in this.

It's her own fault for being in trouble. She was the one who ran here. Maybe if she's scared, she should just stay home where she belongs.

⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯But.

Something stops me from doing it. I don't know what it is, but it's telling me to save her.

I slowly walk towards her, ready to run at any moment. I'm just too scared.

I mean...

What can a useless child like me do to save her? I can't even fight my parents.

They're going to rip me apart!

Maybe...

Maybe she deserves this! Maybe she is the one who is making the village people angry. I should let them tear her apart!

She deserves to suffer for stealing things!

⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯No.

No. I can't do that.

Judging from her torn clothes and cuts on her body, I'm pretty sure she didn't do anything wrong.

Perhaps she stole because she didn't want to starve to death.

And then, people accused me of stealing!

She looks scared and all alone, but that doesn't give anyone a right to judge her, let alone treat her with such inhumane ways.

My instincts take over.

I want to ask her why she stole, and maybe I can get to know her.

And therefore⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯

If I want to get to know her...

⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯Fight!

What? I thought you couldn't fight? Aren't you going to be crushed?

Wrong!

I will do what my instincts tell me.

...

"I'm not a useless girl anymore!" I shout, anger overriding my fear.

I step forward.

I cast some enhancement magic on myself.

It may be a little weak, but I won't give up.

The moment one of the wolves attacked the small girl...

My small fox ears, wags.

My little fox tail, flutters.

I kick the wolf who attacked, sending it flying.

It surprised me too.

It feels good... I like this feeling!

There's four remaining.

The little girl looks at me, and I look at her.

Our eyes meet for a moment, her pink eyes look so empty and scared.

I really hate those empty eyes... They make me so sad!

I wish I could hug her right now.

...

I need focus!

There are still wolves in front of us!