치유 능력 개화로 인해 신성 몸살을 앓게 된 리에타. 치유 마법도 약도 소용없는 고통 속에서 리에타는 과거의 아델과 제이드를 그리워하며 괴로워하고, 킬리언은 그런 리에타를 곁을 떠나지 않고 계속 지켜준다. 한편, 사냥철을 맞아 사냥꾼들이 잡아온 새끼 마수 ‘아르젠 루프스’가 잡혀오고 이에 어미 마수는 새끼를 구하기 위해 마을로 내려와 새끼가 갇혀 있는 철장을 물어뜯으며 울부짖는다. 이를 들은 리에타는 긴 잠에서 깨어나 새끼를 구하는 데 도움을 주려 하지만 때마침 이를 본 사냥꾼이 마수를 잡기 위해 날린 창살이 마수를 지나 리에타에게 향하고 위험에 처하게 되는데… 과연 리에타는 무사히 창살을 피하고 치유 능력을 개화할 수 있을까?
★★★★.75 # !! no spoilers [vol. 7 = episodes 72 to 83]
i am LOVING this. the plot is thickening so smoothly, and the backstories are thrown at us in the most vulnerable of ways. the little moments we get are so greatly cherished and I FEAR I AM OBSESSED. i literally sit down to read this the moment i get even five minutes of free time. is this normal??
I can’t say this is my favorite volume but I do love the way the author intentionally juxtaposes specific scenes or moments to its exact counterpart to really drive home a message for the readers.
For example: A mother carrying for its child and child caring for its mother is very reasonable idea to grasp.
Now pairing this idea to making a choice between saving mother or child is a much more complex situation..
On one side we have Rieta a mother who’s lost her child and can’t live without the grief of her family circumstances bearing down on her. She without hesitation would chose the child live rather than the mother. She herself living with the loss of her baby makes her feel guilty for continuing to live without her child..
One the other hand we have Killian who had his mother killed twice
Rietta falls ill while she is gaining a new magical/spiritual power (healing). There are two magical beasts introduced - an Arjen Lupus and his baby pup. Rietta helps to heal the pup.