On the Border Plateau of the Kingdom, atop the mountain where the snow never melts year-round.
A young girl sits on a boulder, hugging her knees, the softness of her chest gently pressing against her thighs.
She remains immobile, gazing absently at the distant meat mountain piercing the sky, reaching up into the stars.
The Hero has been sitting like this for a day and a night.
Decades ago, when the Dragon Nest began its expansion, the ravages of the Dragon Tide waned.
In the past decade, traces of humankind and other remnants of life can be seen even outside the Angels' domain, with Goblins even re-emerging.
Although the Dragon Tide once scorched the entire continent, even dragons couldn't overturn every inch of soil.
So, there remains a possibility for vitality to survive in many places already barren and uninhabited.
