But this Shar, though she still disliked the creatures of Toril, was at least willing to spare those who were helpless. Shar, who could sense the beauty of the world and the wonder of love, truly seemed not too bad to Hill.
Leaving everything else aside, she was at least someone he felt he could communicate with.
The old Shar, no matter how outstanding she was, had never been someone Hill could consider a friend.
But the current Shar at least made him willing to somewhat consider her feelings and accept some of her flaws.
Even when it came to acquaintances he could chat with, Hill had standards and limits. Not just anyone would do.
And precisely because of such an enormous change, Hill sincerely respected William, the one who had made Shar become like this.
Though he had respected William before, that had been because...
How should he put it? Hill might have been destined for misfortune, but William had sincerely, fearlessly rushed into a date with death.
Hill still remembered William's rank back then... he had surely volunteered and fought hard to win back that appointment.
Hill believed that anyone would respect a soldier who had once tried to save them.
As for everything that had happened in Telashir, the one Hill respected even more was the God of Space-Time, who had never wavered.
That great being's conviction was truly overwhelming.
William had nearly been destroyed by faith power only a few years after becoming a god, yet the God of Space-Time had borne such a title and still remained himself... once Hill understood it, that strength of will made him want to bow in worship.
But when it came to William and Shar's love story, Hill truly admired William!
Though this guy was a complete bastard and