Rosalina had no idea how long she had managed to sleep.
Perhaps only a few minutes, perhaps an hour?
It didn't matter either way.
"AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!"
Julius's agonizing scream tore through the silence of the ancient tree like a blade, instantly ripping her awake.
Her eyes snapped open, every trace of exhaustion disappearing as the horrifying sounds that followed reached her ears.
Flesh tore apart as though invisible claws were raking across his body, while sickening cracks echoed one after another as bones shattered beneath his skin.
The shelter, which had felt peaceful only moments ago, was suddenly filled with nothing but his desperate cries and the gruesome sounds of his body breaking itself apart.
Rosalina's face immediately lost all colour.
She rushed to his side without the slightest hesitation, her trembling hands frantically examining his body.
