"Are you sure about this? Wouldn't it be better to wake him up and say goodbye face to face?" Lumielle asked softly, her voice carrying a gentle concern that made the moment feel heavier.
Ash shook his head slowly, his silvery-white hair moving gently with the motion. "No, I'm choosing this exact time to leave because I know he'll be sleeping now. It feels like the right moment."
Hearing that, Lumielle sighed quietly, a mixture of sadness and understanding in her breath, while Solareth looked at Ash with a slight, knowing smile and said, "Let him be for now. It's not like he won't be coming back, right?"
Ash's expression remained calm, almost emotionless, but a small, faint smile curved his lips as he replied, "I will come back, maybe once a week, but only if the journey I'm about to undertake succeeds."
