Lynn froze.
But Sir Awen had already brushed his hand away. He wiped the tears from his eyes hard with his sleeve, left Lynn behind, and strode forward alone.
Lynn had never seen his Big Brother Awen show such emotion.
It was a kind of sorrow.
Even after learning about the memories he had lost, Lynn had never seen his Big Brother Awen this heartbroken. Yet he still desperately kept it buried inside.
"I'm really not afraid!!"
Lynn shouted toward the figure receding in the distance.
"Do you know?! I'm finally starting to understand that Great Lord!! He must have thought about it too! If he never came back in this lifetime, the people who loved him would be devastated!! He would be letting down everyone who had been waiting for him!! But if he didn't do it... the people he cared about wouldn't survive!!"
"So if someone has to be sacrificed, let it be me alone!! Because time will erase so many things, because only the living can have hope!!"
He had practically exhausted every ounce of his strength.
He gasped, bracing his hands on his knees as he shouted to him.
Sir Awen finally stopped.
His voice was very quiet.
"Lynn, I hope you can truly stand by what you said too. Just as you said, only the living... can have hope."
He left the Sanctuary, wiped away his tears, and steeled himself once more.
He passed through the streets of Dark Night City. Many people saluted him, and many bowed to the regent of their Empire, but he acknowledged none of them.
Many were bewildered, because their Sir Awen had always been such a courteous gentleman. He smiled at everyone, never showing any arrogance because of someone's lowly status. He had always been the very