Dawn appeared over the bamboo forest

A shy chirping was heard as if a small bird was quickly traveling through the bamboo forest, looking for something, looking for someone

The storm has been reduced to a sprinkle, Who lays face down on what it looks like dusty tarps. Behind her a gigantic edge rises, its the mist mountain, and it goes as high as the dim sky lets see. 

In front of her, the thick bamboo forest, with its tall bamboo sticks slowly dancing with the wind.

As her face is sprinkled with the last drops of rain, she hears the chirping, and it seems to be coming from the bamboo forest. She tries to get up but notices she’s hurting from the fall.

“So lucky I’m a hardhead” She says and she looks up “That was a huge fall”

The chirping calls her attention again, and she cups her hands and lets a shy whistling sound out.

The chirping stops, and Who felt as if something was coming towards her. She pats her belt but all she has is her map, she pats her torso and sighs in relief as if she was holding something inside her clothes.

From the bamboo forest a figure comes out running. Its the Queen, she rushes towards Who as she quickly scans the surroundings, she seems to worry as she looks at the ashy tarps beneath her and lifts her carefully.

“I’m Ok” Says Who with a forced smile, the Queen lifts her as if she was as light as a child, and runs back to the forest.

The Bamboo nest fortress is folded unto itself because of the last attack, it is covered with bushy vines and from afar it just looks like another mound. The holes left by the spiders are all covered but one, which is the one used by the Queen to enter.

Inside, the big long petals have been stretched over the main hall, so now they serve as a landing when getting in. The main hall walls are colorful and full of drawings, as if the water that rushed in had cleaned everything.

On the floor, two cocoons made of white petals were laid with care, resting of top of each, a sword and a spear.

Inside the Queen’s small safe room, Who sits on a comfy petal cushion, as the Queen cleans the ashy dust from her hair. Who seems to be lost in her thoughts.

“I lost a shoe” She says, as her left shoe is gone and she playfully moves her toes

The Queen looks at her and then sees her foot, she smiles and goes into the tunnel by the wall

“HElloooooh” says Ello as the Queen brings him out of the hideout

“Ello!” Yells Who, and she gives him a big hug

The Queen holds Who by her wrist, and looks at her

“Thank you” Says Who “But I wont stay, I cant stay”

“Baaahhyy” Says Ello as Who pets its head

“Yes I have to go” She says to Ello and turns to the Queen

“I don’t have Idea of who I am, but as I arrived to this place I understood that you don’t know who you are, but you can know what you feel, and what you would like those around you to feel. I can blame myself for bringing sadness to your day, but I know I felt loneliness for a long time, so long, that I only existed like a river, following around whatever fall would take me.”

“I didn’t realized that my stream could take someone with me, that I could take new paths”

She puts her hand above her head and lifts three fingers

“Burt taught me that you have an opportunity to choose your path, and you don’t need to sacrifice anything, and when I met you I realized that I was afraid to be alone while surrounded with people, just sitting in silence. I cant hear you, or Burt, but now I can understand, I couldn’t listen to anything because I didn’t listened myself. And I know you have suffered a great loss, but I do hope you see, that the only reason we are here today, is because everything in our past day. You saved my life too many times now, just like Burt, and now I can tell you that I will go and get him, because I know I can learn more about what kept you hiding in here, what made this world turn into a silent and lonely place, because I have an opportunity to know a bit more about this place, because I already know who I am…

"I am your friend”

The Queen closes her eyes and tightens her grip on Who’s wrist, and slowly lets it go

“Those wonderful friends that helped us get here, gave us a great opportunity” Says Who as she hands over her map to the Queen “And just like you found me in the middle of a forest” she pauses and puts her hand inside her shirt to pull out one of Burt’s jelly balls “I will find you wherever you go, because I believe in myself”

As quick as she could, Who asked the Queen for help to make a backpack, and with Ello’s help, she made new honey tennis shoes, a thick armor for her forearms and a small breastplate.

Also a brand new giant hammer, a bit bigger than the last one.

“Babayyyy” Says Ello as Who is leaving the room

“No, not goodbye, I will see you again” Who says to Ello as she pets him while on the Queens arms. The Queen hands over her tiara with the scale like transparent visor and gives it to Who.

“Oh, you found it, I will use it again thank you!” Says Who as she walks out

She runs to to reach the base of the mist mountain as fast as she can, she seems determined but tears are rolling down her face, she is scared, it takes courage to take a decision and to listen to ourselves, but that doesn’t mean we are not afraid. She clutches her fist, finding all the courage she has to continue going forward, towards her wish and will.