On the edge of a cliff.
Yvette, the white horse, was still lingering mournfully on the edge.
A piece of torn red fabric was hanging off a rock on the cliff's edge. They recognized it as part of Ellinor's riding outfit.
Theo pulled on his horse's reins, leaped off immediately, and briskly walked to the cliff's edge. He peered down with sharp eyes but didn’t see anything.
Behind him, the scattered, hurried sound of horse hooves approached and then stopped.
Jonah, Kemp, and Bartlett had arrived.
The three got off their horses, looking at the dangerous scene at the edge of the cliff. They exchanged glances and were speechless for a moment.
Jonah became serious and solemn. He stepped forward and patted Theo's shoulder gravely. "Theo, don't be sad."
Theo's expression was stern and he was silent.
Sad?
Why should he be sad?
Theo turned around and looked at Jonah with a stern and calm gaze. "I'm going down there. You guys go call for a rescue team right now!"
With that, he turned around, took a climbing rope from the saddle of his black horse, swung it out, and hooked it onto a large tree at the edge of the cliff. Then he tied it around himself, ready to go down personally.
Seeing this, Kemp raised his arm to grab Theo's arm, trying to calm him down. "Theo, cool down."
Jonah also tried to stop him, "Theo, we don't know what the terrain is like down there. You can't go!"
Bartlett slowly walked to the edge of the cliff, bent down to pick up the piece of red fabric hanging from the rock, and sighed sadly, "Such a shame, Ellinor was so young..."
Theo was quite annoyed. He broke free from Kemp's grip, "Go call for a rescue team now!"
"Theo..."
At that moment, Belinda, Byran, and Haillie arrived on their horses. Before they got close, they saw Theo jumping off the edge of the cliff.
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