Yuxin was using her tiny legs to keep up with the group.
It wasn't that the adults around her didn't care. It was just that she kept refusing their help.
More than one person had offered to carry her or give her a ride on their shoulders, but she'd politely turned them all down.
It was all because her mother had raised her to be independent, and her father had instilled in her a quiet wisdom.
She wasn't the typical six-year-old who knew nothing beyond being spoiled rotten. She understood, perhaps better than most, that they were just strangers trapped in a place that held not a shred of mercy for human lives. She couldn't ask for much from them.
Not to mention, the fact that they had kept her fed and stayed by her side was more than enough to make her feel thankful.
The last thing she wanted was to drag them down. She didn't want to be a burden to anyone.
But now... she was starting to regret that decision a little.
