"You can still choose the future you want, the life you wish to live."
"So, sleep, everything will be fine when you wake up."
Accompanied by this unheard whisper, the furrowed brows of Altoria miraculously smoothed out.
Only then did the fairy girl seem to sleep peacefully, not only releasing her grip on Reiger's clothes, but also turning to her side, comfortably drifting off.
With a slight smile, Reiger then took Altoria's chosen staff and moved to the corner of the room.
To Reiger's surprise, he found a familiar object there.
It was a knife leaning against the wall, quietly radiating a furnace-like glow and heat, its divine red patterns blinking on its black blade.
It was indeed Hermite, the knife Reiger had lost a month ago.
"So you retrieved it, huh?"
After glancing at Altoria, who was sound asleep on the bed, Reiger picked up the familiar black knife and gently swung it a few times.
