Rosie didn't think, her body reacting before her brain. She rushed out of the cave, waving the torch, and headed straight for the beast.

"Get out of here!" she yelled, her voice echoing in the night air.

Startled by the sudden burst of fire, the beast stopped and let out a low growl. Its eyes glowed green in the darkness as it stared at Rosie.

Rosie's heart was pounding, but she didn't flinch. She stood in front of the cub, torch held high, and confronted the beast.

"Run!" she shouted to the cub, but she didn't dare take her eyes off the beast.

The cub climbed up and hid behind Rosie, his little hands clutching her fur skirt tightly.

The beast growled and dug its front paws into the ground, ready to pounce at any moment. Rosie knew that the torch could only temporarily scare it off; if it decided to attack, she would have no chance of winning.

At this critical moment, a black shadow fell from the sky and landed heavily between the ferocious beast and Rosie.

Seeing Rosie protecting the cub tightly, the falcon snorted coldly, with undisguised disgust in his eyes.

"You're not even strong enough to fill the teeth of a ferocious beast, and you still want to protect others?" He looked down at Luo Xi, his bronze skin gleaming dangerously in the sun. "You're overestimating your own abilities."

As soon as he finished speaking, the ignored beast felt that its dignity was offended. Its fangs were sharp and saliva was dripping. It suddenly raised its head and roared, then rushed towards the falcon.

Rosie instinctively yelled, "Be careful!"

Falcon's movements were as swift as lightning. He leaned sideways, his muscles tensing instantly like a fully wound bow.

Without any fancy moves, his right arm was like a knife, piercing directly into the beast's throat.

Blood splatters.

The beast fell to the ground with a loud bang before it could even utter a howl.

Falcon pulled his arm back, blood dripping down his perfectly defined muscles, yet his stern demeanor was not diminished at all. He shook the blood off his hand and glanced sharply at Rosie.

"Gone." The two words were spoken without any doubt.

Luo Xi pursed her lips and pointed at the shivering cub in her arms, "Can you help take him home?"

Falcon paused and glared: "Don't go too far."

Luo Xi compromised and said, "Then I'll deliver it."

The air froze for a few seconds.

"...Give it to me." Falcon finally stretched out his hand, his brows furrowed.

Rosie carefully handed the cub to him, and inadvertently, her fingertips brushed against the falcon's palm.

The falcon took the cub in, its movements being somewhat rough, but the cub probably knew who had saved it, so it wasn't afraid.

Luo Xi's lips curled slightly. She had long since figured out this man, who appeared cold and hard on the outside but was surprisingly soft on the inside.

"Thank you." Rosie said softly.

Falcon turned his back to her, his shoulders stiffened slightly, but he didn't stop walking. "Stop talking nonsense."

Luo Xi clearly saw the blush on the tip of his ear and couldn't help but smile secretly.

The night was as dark as ink, and the fire in the cave crackled, casting swaying shadows.

Luo Xi tossed and turned in her sleep, beads of sweat oozing from her forehead. In her dream, Yu was covered in blood, her silver hair dyed a glaring dark red.

"Run away, Sissi..."

Yu's voice was hoarse, Ruifeng's eyes were full of pain and despair, but his fingertips still wanted to touch her face gently.

"Don't come over here... run away..."

Rosie woke up suddenly, her chest heaving violently, and she stared at the ceiling of the cave with wide eyes, unable to distinguish between dreams and reality.

"what happened?"

A deep male voice came from the side. Rosie turned her head. Falcon's bronze face was clearly outlined in the firelight, and his brows were slightly furrowed.

"Are you having a nightmare?" Falcon's voice contained a rare hint of concern, yet he pretended to be impatient.

Rosie propped herself up. Her fur skirt was in disarray due to her sleeping posture, and one of her straps had come loose, revealing a large area of ​​snow-white skin.

"Yeah, I dreamed of rain." She murmured, completely unaware that her clothes were disheveled.

Falcon's eyes inadvertently swept over, and his gaze suddenly froze. An unnatural blush instantly flooded his bronze face, and he quickly turned his face away, his Adam's apple rolling up and down.

"your…"

He raised his hand to point, then put it down. Finally, he simply turned his head away and said in a low voice, "Clothes."

Rosie looked down and realized that her shoulder strap had slipped off. She frantically pulled her clothes back on and looked up to see Falcon's red ears.

"I didn't expect you to be so innocent." Rosie chuckled, her cheeks slightly flushed in the firelight, but there was a cunning glint in her eyes.

Falcon turned his head suddenly and glared at her: "Who is innocent?"

He was about to say something, but he saw the panic in Luo Xi's eyes, and his voice softened unconsciously: "What did you dream about?"

Luo Xi sat down with her knees hugged, and recalled her dream, her heart aching: "I dreamed that Yu was covered in blood and told me to run away quickly..."

Falcon was silent for a moment, then suddenly reached out his hand. His bronze fingers trembled slightly in the firelight, but he still gently patted Rosie's head.

"What you dreamed of is different and it is real."

This short sentence slowly dispelled the fear in Rosie's heart. She looked up, met Falcon's serious eyes, and couldn't help but smile.

"Thank you."

Falcon withdrew his hand, a trace of discomfort flashing across his bronze face: "Go to sleep, we still have to go hunting tomorrow."

He lay down with his back to Rosie, his muscles outlining a perfect curve in the firelight.

Luo Xi looked at his broad back, feeling strangely at ease. The dream was just a dream, Yu would be fine. She closed her eyes, but in her drowsiness she heard Falcon's deep voice:

"I'm here, don't be afraid."

Rosie's lips curled up slightly as she fell into a dreamless sleep.

The next morning, sunlight streamed in through the cave, painting the ground with a golden hue. Rosie stretched, but the falcon was nowhere to be seen.

She walked out of the cave, the morning dew soaking her ankles. In the distance, Falcon was walking back, carrying two tsugimous beasts in each hand.

"Good morning." Falcon saw Rosie and greeted her briefly, but his eyes unconsciously avoided her.

Luo Xi approached and noticed that the tips of his ears were still slightly red. Something in her heart moved, and she deliberately moved closer: "Thank you for last night."

Falcon's body stiffened, and he almost dropped the Twister in his hand. "What did you say?"

"Thank you for comforting me." Luo Xi blinked, the corners of her mouth curled slightly, "I didn't expect you to be so considerate."

The blush on Falcon's face spread to his neck, and he gritted his teeth: "I didn't!"

Rosie laughed out loud, but was secretly surprised in her heart - this orc who was usually ferocious would actually blush because of a single sentence.

They returned to the cave. Falcon expertly handled his prey, his muscles undulating with his movements. Rosie secretly observed him, thinking how different Falcon and Rain were. One was gentle and considerate, the other rough and blunt, but both possessed a reassuring power.

"Falcon, when do you think the rain will come back?" she asked softly.

Falcon paused, then continued his work, removing the fur from the Twister Beast. "He said it would be quick."

Yu said that this troublesome little female liked the Jiujiu beasts, so he had to find a way to kill a few more Jiujiu beasts and store them before the cold season came.

The silence lasted for a while, and Falcon said in an awkward voice: "Do you miss him?"

Rosie hugged her knees and didn't answer immediately. She stared at the dancing flames, her thoughts drifting to the man who always put her first. The tense look of Yu's back as he left replayed in her mind over and over again.

"He'll be fine." Falcon suddenly walked over to her, his bronzed muscles undulating in the firelight. He crouched down, his eyes more determined than ever. "That guy, Yu, is incredibly tough."

Coming from Falcon, these words felt strangely reassuring. Rosie blinked, her lips curling up slightly. Worry slowly receded from her heart like the receding tide.

"Thank you for taking care of me these days." She looked up and her eyes met Falcon's directly.

Falcon paused, his Adam's apple rolling, and he quickly looked away. Where the firelight couldn't reach, the tip of his ear was quietly stained with a hint of red.

"Don't think too much, I'm just keeping my promise." He stood up, his voice stiff.

Rosie bit her lip to hide the smile that was about to burst out.

This guy's words are much harder than his heart.

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