Dragon Cypress hadn't eaten for six or seven days, was starving, and hunted a half-grown wild boar piglet back to the cave.
Ink Orchid: "Dragon Cypress, when did you get here?"
Dragon Cypress: "Of course it's according to our agreed time."
"Oh—"
Ink Orchid: "Did it rain over there? I've hit three torrential storms on Molan Mountain, almost caused a flood."
Dragon Cypress: "Yeah. It's a wet year. There've been two torrential storms over Xianglan Mountain, and the day before I came, there was another shower."
Ink Orchid: "Oh! A rare year of good weather and timely rains."
"Yes."
Dragon Cypress asked, "Ink Orchid, why did you start your evolution sleep before I got here? That's way too risky."
Ink Orchid: "I could sense the evolution coming days in advance, so I prepared a bit, kept myself going for two days, calculated you'd be here soon, but just couldn't hold on, so fell asleep."
