Not far away, on the top of a small hill, the Ruby glimmered faintly. For a moment, Zynex felt relief… until he realized he couldn’t walk.

                “My leg! Where… where did it go?” he shouted.

His voice echoed through the trees. Wolves howled in the distance. Panic surged through him… then, suddenly, silence.

A few moments later, he came back to his senses and he looked down — his leg was back where it belonged.

               “Th… that’s… weird,” he mumbled, still trembling.

On top of the hill, a figure with orange-like hair was digging at the ground, carefully pulling the Ruby free. Zynex’s curiosity sharpened into suspicion. Slowly, he approached, every step cautious.

Was it a man or a woman? He would find out soon