As Edith''s blouse slipped off one shoulder due to their intense movements, revealing her wheat-coloured skin, Andre suddenly sat up and gasped for breath in blush.
"That''s enough, Edith," he said, gazing lovingly at her flushed face. "We''d better stop here."
He lifted her fallen blouse and covered her bare shoulder with it, gently and fondly. Edith sat up, still holding onto him unsatisfied, as Andre showered her wet hair with one after another soft kisses.
"Go out quietly, don''t let others see!" he whispered to her, as he saw her off from his tent.
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Edith did not return to her dwelling. Love and passion made her scorched out all over, so she decided to take a stroll in the swirling snow.
Not far from the military camp, she was amazed to see a fiery red glow at the edge of her vision. It stood out in the sea of snow.
As she approached, she saw it was a little girl with scarlet hair lying on the ground. Judging from her appearance and size, she was only seven or eight years old. Her tiny face looked even paler against the backdrop of her red hair, almost blending in with the ice and snow. Her eyes were tightly shut. Despite this, it was still clear that she would have been a fairly beautiful child if she were alive and kicking.
"Child, wake up! You cannot sleep here. It will cost your life!" Edith hurriedly lifted the girl up and shook her shoulders.
The little girl barely responded. Edith noticed that her lips were blue, and her small, red hands tried to huddle inside thin sleeves.
She quickly removed her cashmere shawl and wrapped the little girl in it, holding her close and sharing her warmth. She rubbed the kid''s face with both her hands and breathed hot air on her fingers.
After a while, the kid''s breathing finally evened out, her chest rising and falling steadily. Her long lashes trembled, and then opened her large, bright eyes, the sight of which was breathtaking. The first words she uttered were:
"Bread."
Edith retrieved a pack of biscuits from her inner pocket and fed them to the girl bit by bit. After eating some food, the girl''s mind seemed to begin to clear.
Edith asked her, "What''s your name?"
"Fio