"I've always wanted to be closer to my sister..."
"But... she's the Acting Grand Master. All of Mondstadt's affairs rest on her shoulders. She's so busy that I don't dare bother her without a reason, because I feel that would be selfish."
"We're sisters, but we've rarely had time to talk, ever since we were little."
"After Mom and Dad went their separate ways, I had even fewer chances to talk to her."
"By the time I finally grew up and could think for myself, my sister was already so accomplished."
"She's the Acting Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius, while I'm just an ordinary Rite of Partaking Priest... we hardly have any chances to talk as it is."
"Usually, I can only visit her occasionally on work-related business. But visiting her for work means she's my superior. I can only call her Acting Grand Master Jean, not my sister."
"But..."
A sweet smile spread across Barbara's face.
"Even so, I still love my sister very much, and I still look up to her. I want to support her, even if I can only ease her worries a little."
After saying that, she looked at Ellin with gratitude on her face.
"So I'm truly grateful to you!"
Barbara smiled happily.
Time, circumstances, family, status, and their respective roles had created an inexplicable distance between her and her sister.
Originally, all she had wanted from this concert was to invite Ellin to perform with her by the roadside, hoping to soothe whoever they could.
But she had never expected Ellin to go so far!
Ellin had actually brought Jean along, too.
Those days of rehearsing with Jean had been the happiest time of Barbara's life.
Over those few days, she had seen another side of Jean. They had worked together