☀️ Arselia and Akonia

- You understand everything correctly; the main thing is to have good intentions and not give up!
Minako leads (shoeless!) Gion inside and is ready to listen to him.

Gion takes a long time to gather his thoughts, not entirely sure where to begin.

- A few years ago, I ended up... in hell on earth. I wouldn't wish it on anyone. There, I realized what it means to be truly helpless and unable to change anything. I could only accept what was happening and hope that it wouldn't last forever. And it did – the gods sent me Beata, who... did more for me than anyone else in my life. I am eternally indebted to her; she... is a complex person, but she has a good soul and is much better than she thinks she is. I am glad that fate brought us together.

He smiles slightly, then snorts.

- So, I got sidetracked. Many years have passed since then, I have changed, I have learned a lot, but... sometimes I still feel helpless. I went to doctors, started saving other people, but I am still not all-powerful. I couldn't help those who died in the fire tonight, for example. I understand that you can't save everyone, but still... I can't shake the feeling that I should. I guess that's how I was raised.

He gives a bitter smile.

- I can't even help Beata... I don't know how to make her understand that she is really a good person and really deserves love. Recently, she seems to have started to understand, but... but there is still a long way to go.

He pauses for a moment.

- And one more thing... I left most of my past in the past. But not everything. I am still haunted by some events, objects, people... And I'm not sure I'll ever be completely free of it. It may stay with me forever, and it may let me down at a critical moment... And we come back to the question of my uselessness, of the fact that I am not all-powerful and cannot help everyone.

He smiles sheepishly.