"Granny was disabled in the real world. A disaster struck when she was fifty, and she hadn't been able to move around since. After her children and the person she loved passed away, she never went out again. Only a young niece looked after her."
"She'd always wanted to see how Dawn City had changed over the years, but her niece was frail and couldn't take her."
"So when I met Granny just now, all I said was that I'd take her to see Dawn City, and she agreed to come with me..."
Moon Dew sounded a little wistful as she spoke.
"It's lucky we're in a dream. Granny can still walk here."
Angel fell silent for a moment, then said softly, "Suffering is commonplace in this world; happiness comes only now and then. Most people carry regrets. Do you still want to go there?"
"Yes," Moon Dew answered without hesitation.
Angel turned to look at her.
"I've carried regrets too, haven't I?" Moon Dew said softly.
Angel's gaze drifted for a moment. Yes. Moon Dew was so young, yet she had been separated from her mother and left to watch over the Witch's Cottage alone. How could that not be a regret?
"So I understand regret, and I want to see the regrets people carry. Granny gave me a chance to see hers. I want to see it with my own eyes."
Moon Dew wore a rare stubborn expression. Her lips were pressed tight, and the crescent moon on her brow glimmered faintly silver.
Angel smiled. "Then... if you want to go, go. You shouldn't be far from obtaining Dream Trapping Authority."
Moon Dew smiled too, showing her little canine teeth. Anticipation shone in her eyes.
"To redeem Dream Trapping Authority, I'll still need to go through at least