Chapter 43: Promise Keeper

Dio wasn’t fine. As Blur watched Dio writhe in pain, he wasn’t sure of what to do. Fortunately, an alpha canis helped him and brought them deep into the forest. As soon as Dio was laid under the winter tree, he saw the relief on Dio’s face. But the pain that the young man went through was too much that he fell into an unconscious state.

“Will he be alright?” Blur asked the alpha canis as he watched Dio’s stabilized breathing.

“Of course he will. He is beside the winter tree so everything would be fine.” The alpha canis answered.

“How can you say that? Is the winter tree a healing tree or something?” Blur asked in a worried tone.

“The crest on his back…” the alpha canis looked at Dio. “It was something connected on the winter tree. It reacted to the tree because Dio is going to become an adult soon.”

“How did you know about that?” Dio opened his eyes and slowly sat and leaned his back on the trunk.

“It’s been a while, child.” The canis