Shade spent the first morning after the Battle of Vesta Woodland this way, with his back to the dim yellow crystal fissure behind him, looking down at Iluna's sleeping face.
Thinking of nothing and doing nothing, the Outlander finally enjoyed a brief moment of leisure. He had barely stopped since waking up this morning. If it were not so cold here, this "date" would actually have been rather warm and romantic.
When Iluna woke from her sleep around noon, the first thing she did was check whether she had drooled. After sitting up with her arms around Shade's neck, she used the grogginess and courage of having just awakened to take the initiative and kiss him.
"Shade, we could actually come out alone on dates like this more often. Well, really, I'm the one who's always been too busy to make time."
Shade and Iluna parted ways at White Ape Canyon. Iluna returned to the city to report on the sealing of the Doomsday Rift, while Shade, having nothing else to do, used the Crystal Shoes to return home. However, his purpose was not to go home. He set out again from there for the woodland, and after leaving the Tree Hollow, arrived at the Tree House where Emilia had lived for an entire year.
The elf was no longer here, and the Luku Birds were still aboard the Radiance Messenger and had not been released, so the area around the Tree House was empty and desolate.
When Miss Danist took Emilia away, she had evidently not let her return to pack her belongings. Thus, all of Emilia's possessions were still here.
Today was Monday, and he had come to retrieve a gift. Since God's Gift Box was needed to contain "Open the Forest Gate: Our Animal Companions," it had