After Camilo returned to the group, Blanche was noticeably happier.
She hovered around him, chattering about everything that had happened while they were apart.
Glaimo and Uriel still wore frowns, but there was clear hope in their eyes... Babylon Monastery was not far now. Perhaps they would soon be reunited with Ligota.
About twenty minutes later.
They arrived at Babylon Monastery.
They had barely stepped inside when they heard chanting filled with sacred solemnity.
The moment Glaimo and Uriel heard the voice, delight flashed across their faces. "It's Ligota! Ligota's singing!"
Following the ornate, measured song, they found Ligota on the main dais of the monastery hall, singing as she leafed through a score.
At their arrival, Ligota faltered and instinctively started to step down toward them.
But everyone took a seat below. Ligota paused, a dimpled smile touching her lips. Then she composed herself and continued singing the rest of the piece.
A moment later, the song ended.
Amid a ripple of applause, Ligota came over, looking a little bashful.
Their greetings with Ligota did not last long.
They only asked why she had stayed... The reason was that she had recovered some childhood memories here. She had once studied at the monastery for a year.
The memories rose vividly in Ligota's mind, giving her a sense of being alive.
So she had chosen to stay for a while, remembering the past and taking in the present.
But back to the matter at hand.
Now that they had reunited with Ligota, their next goal was to find the Dawn Store.
"According to Mr. Angel's guess, the way out of Dawn's Dream may be in the Dawn Store. But so far, there's still no sign of it," Blanche said. "Dawn's Dream should be about the same size as Dawn