"Avrora, why would you think of that?"
Elysia still didn't understand. Avrora had been a little clingier lately, but surely that wouldn't have led her to this idea!
"..."
Avrora fell silent for a few seconds before looking up at Elysia and answering.
"Once the Feast of the Flame begins, I will disappear. I want to leave something behind."
"That is why I thought I could have a child with you."
Elysia already had three more of her kin at her side. Once all twelve vessels of the Fourth Primogenitor gathered, the Feast of the Flame would inevitably begin.
Then all twelve of them would become the medium for the Fourth Primogenitor's resurrection.
In the past, Avrora wouldn't have given it any thought. After all, beginning the Feast of the Flame to resurrect the Fourth Primogenitor was their duty. It was the very reason they existed.
During her previous awakenings, Avrora had never experienced much. This time, however, she had experienced so many things she never had before.
Food she loved, someone she loved...
Unlike before, she could no longer disappear without a care. That was why she wanted to leave something important behind. Compared with the other members of Kaleid Blood, she had a wealth of thoughts of her own, no less than anyone else.
"..."
So that was why.
"Don't worry. I won't let you disappear! I promise."
Cupping Avrora's cheeks, Elysia met her gaze and made that promise with all sincerity.
Hearing Elysia's promise made Avrora happy. All this time, she had only ever been a tool for resurrecting the Fourth Primogenitor. Nobody cared whether vessels like her disappeared.
The Fourth Primogenitor's power was all those people wanted.
Elysia was the first person to make her such a promise.
But...
"...Once the Feast of the Flame begins,