☀️ Arselia and Akonia

Having cleansed her soul and body, upon leaving the springs, Ayano asks Batman: - Won't they banish me from the local church? Won't they start shaming me for my foreign origin, won't they steal my blood to use on a voodoo doll, won't they bind me with some kind of contract, taking advantage of my lack of information and carelessness? Won't you do any of these things? The question is half-rhetorical – I believe you won't, but honestly, the frightening talk about these matters makes me imagine all sorts of things. You yourself said that my sense of self-preservation is suffering, and given the number of situations I've found myself in lately, you might be right, and I should approach such issues more carefully. But we haven't been to this location yet, and I need to finally decide whether to go or not.

The Radgrid brothers return home in disappointment, and Ayano finishes her onsen session alone.

One thing is clear from this event – you can never have too much caution on an expedition