- I know myself, so I never thought it was all that serious... Until the whole world started convincing me otherwise, - struggling to maintain the last remnants of her composure, she discreetly wiped away a single stray tear on her tunic's shoulder. - I'm... glad that I was wrong about that after all. Thank you.
She could have said much more, but none of it would have made sense at that moment - not to herself, not to others, not even to this priest.
Swallowing the lump in her throat, she went through her breathing routine with a slight tremor running through her body - it helped, though not by much.
- Thank you, - she repeated. - I will definitely live up to that trust.
He cheerfully runs up to Aiano and shows her a drawing.
- This is you.