Chapter 20

Vio sobbed over Celia. “Sis! Sis! Big Bro! Is she dying? Is she? Is Sis going to die?” Rahn smacked the human-shaped Vio on the head with one front paw and snarled at him to stop saying that. Then he circled Celia anxiously, whining under his breath. Vio was still too small to move her. Celia’s eyelids finally slipped shut in the middle of the white snowfield. “Sis! Don’t go! Please!” At that moment, Rahn’s presence vanished. A fresh breeze seemed to pass through the winter air.