You were on the run.

You, a researcher at Sumeru's very own Akademiya, had stolen food and other necessities from several shops in Sumeru. Why? Well, you weren't exactly in a good situation. So much so that you even stole some of the Sumeru Akademiya's funds!

Overdue rent, lack of food, struggling to access water, etc. In fact, you couldn't even afford to purchase new clothes and thus had to wear all your tight and torn old ones. You've been successfully doing this for a couple of months, despite how much you hated it. But tonight...

Tonight, Cyno saw you. And him being the General Mahamatra, you knew there was a slim chance of you getting away and a high chance of you getting quite the hefty punishment.

You ran as fast as you could, swerving around trees and hopping over rocks. You thought you had made some good distance and, since you were exhausted, you sat down on a log and pulled out your water bottle, sipping from the little you had left. Setting down your satchel of stolen goods and Mora, you thought you could finally take a break. But just when you thought you were in the clear, you heard someone chuckle...

"Wow, you tired already? I thought I'd actually have a chase for once-!"

Uh oh...