7th moon [voice/action]

[vibrafinal]

...Has anyone else ever found a particular item in the shop, and thought that it must have been placed there to taunt you? Would the Malnosso even commit such a petty act? At least it should match the pansies...

[With that said, Cecil can be found at any point on the road between the item shop and house 32, bearing... a flower in a small vase?]

Comments

[lostinmyway]

I'm sure they'll understand in the end. After all, it's very important.

[paladinlost]

You have more faith in them than I do. I can think of a few hopeless cases.

[lostinmyway]

Oh, but you should never give up hope.

[paladinlost]

...Those particular beings deserve very little of it.

[lostinmyway]

[She gives him a concerned look.] Everyone deserves hope.

[paladinlost]

Even people who would murder or enslave whole worlds?

[lostinmyway]

[That gives her pause. For a while, she thinks about that. Then:]

Maybe they do bad things because they don't have any hope.

[paladinlost]

Perhaps they did. Perhaps they did not. But by the time I faced them, they were far beyond anyone's help.

[lostinmyway]

[Grune looks grave.]

Then it's good that you were able to stop them from hurting anyone else.

[paladinlost]

...That it is. Their plans would have meant- There were already too many deaths, by then.

[lostinmyway]

[She nods once, then gives him a warm smile.] Thank you for saving everyone.

[paladinlost]

There's no need to thank me. I merely did what anyone should have done.

[lostinmyway]

But it was very brave of you.

[paladinlost]

I certainly did not think that, at the time.

[lostinmyway]

Why not?

[paladinlost]

At first, I was mostly involved by accident. And after that, I became so involved that the thought of stopping never crossed my mind.

[lostinmyway]

It's still very nice you tried your best.

[paladinlost]

Luckily, everyone's best was enough to win.

[lostinmyway]

Oh, did your friends help you?

[paladinlost]

Of course. We all worked together for the world's sake. In fact, that was when I met most of them.

[lostinmyway]

Oh, I'm so glad you were able to meet each other and work together to protect everyone. You must be very close now.

[paladinlost]

That we are. All are amongst my dearest friends, now.

[lostinmyway]

They must be like your family.

[paladinlost]

They are, in a hundred different ways. It was nice to finally truly have one.

[lostinmyway]

Didn't you have a family before?