☀️ Arselia and Akonia

— Yes, it's sad that so much is doomed to disappear. — Garret was surprised by the foreigner's peculiar speech and awareness of the fate of worlds, but he didn't dwell on it. — However, in the real world where space and time travel are possible, I would suggest that such things do not disappear without a trace – sooner or later, perhaps in a completely different place with different people, what was truly important to someone will inevitably return in some form. And I see this in two ways – as a personal one, – a nod towards his brother – and as a cultural one, as exemplified by the Baldr school. Not Aster, of course, but also Vistéria. As for our native culture... — he paused, looking thoughtfully through Riela. — I don't know if there are any other fragments like us left, Asterians who came before or will come in the future. But I do know that as long as my brother and I are alive, Aster is alive in the present, even if only in our memory, even if for the masses it is nothing more than a dry name in spellbooks.

—And tell me, are workers also paid for quests in the guild, or am I mistaken? Because I managed to complete one quest there during my lifetime.

—The women of Kridea are so tough that... Never mind. So, do you want to go somewhere else? Although it seems that everything is already closed. Oh, it's a pity that you didn't have enough for a protective rune, otherwise my soul would be at peace... We can go for a walk outside the city, look at the lost stars ✹, and then it's just a stone's throw to home.