The girl lowered her hands and stood motionless in the square for quite some time, lost in frightening thoughts and memories. Finally, it seemed that everyone had left, and the girl closed her eyes, addressing the former commander.
-- I'm sorry, -- was all she said.
Later that evening, she knocked on Eichiro's door.
-- Hello, -- she said quietly, as if afraid to scare the ghost of the fortress commander. -- I've wanted to ask you something for a long time. Are you actually a servant of Muneshige? Maybe... did you know a man named Rio Nakamura?