The Cave Attack and Yuna’s Abduction

A coordinated assault at Yomida Forest turns Van’s medical and personal journey into a desperate effort to recover Yuna.

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Rochai Enter the Cave

A New Assault The danger approaches A bitten young man is brought to Suohl for treatment. As Van recognizes the threat, the Rochai enter the cave from a direction that seems strategically chosen. Van holds the passage He warns the residents, directs them to a defensible chamber, and runs toward the animals. His altered senses help him meet the danger, but the attack’s purpose remains unclear.

Nakka Takes Yuna

A Separate Threat Missing from safety After Van drives back the pack, Yuna is absent from the gathered survivors. Nakka is missing too, and fresh footprints show that he carried her out into the snow. A race against darkness Van follows without waiting to recover, even though his head injury and the storm weaken him. The danger is no longer only the disease or the beasts; someone has deliberately separated him from Yuna.

The Burning Arrow

A Trail Lit in Fire Help from Sae A flaming arrow strikes a tree and illuminates Nakka’s footprints. Sae appears and joins Van in the pursuit, turning her earlier role as tracker toward rescue. Van collapses The path grows harder to read in the falling snow, and Van’s injury overwhelms him. He loses consciousness before he can learn where Yuna has been taken.

After Van meets Suohl

During the cave attack

Minutes after the abduction