บท 89: Key

During the early hours of the day, Dantalian was awakened by the voice of a girl calling him to talk, standing outside his room. Taking a quick glance at her appearance, he asked, "So, this was your decision?" 

"Yes..." Echidna replied.

With a gentle smile on his face, Dantalian extended his hand to the girl and said, "Then let me take care of the rest now, Echidna."

"Alright..." Echidna extended her hand towards Dantalian's, hesitating for a few seconds, but then opened her hand, releasing the completely crumpled metal crest of her family into the palm of Dantalian's hand.

She was visibly distressed; her eyes and voice were lifeless. What she recalled was something she hadn't expected. What her mother had done was far worse than she had known all these years.

Dantalian kept the crest in his pocket and placed his hand on Echidna's waist, saying, "If you allow me..."