". . .W-W....We can't Sun.. I-I'm-.. I'm sorry but we just can't let you..-"
He looked up at Nejire, with big sad eyes.
"B-B-B-But...w-why,...?"
K: "W-W-We...we can't-tell you that-"
D: "Let's-let's just wait until tomorrow to talk about this, ok...?"
Tomorrow...his 18th birthday-they'd tell him everything, it'd finally be time-
"...E-Even better a-actually, a-after, tomorrow uhm....y-you.. might, be able to go..?"
Yeah she wasn't, ever the best at trying to come up with things on the spot. So her best bet was-yk.
But he wouldn't-because tomorrow night, at sunset-they had to return him to the castle...and give him up to his actual family.
...bOi I kNoW tHaTtTtTTtTTTTTTTTtTttTTTTt
His eyes His eyes lit up with a fragile hope
"R-R-really....?"
D: "Oh....whispering N-Nejire-"
K: "N-Nejire, we-....we should let him go."
"-whispering-, I know, I know.. Look, it's unlikely they'll, meet again.. we really should just let him go..-"
D: whispering He needs to at least have the chance to say goodbye....just-let Sun see him one more time...."
K: "...he's right."
"G-Guys....?"
"...-sigh-....Alright, Sun... just for a little while.. okay..?"
"HF-"
He GRINNED-J-Jesus they-they've never seen him grin-
"R-R-Really!? Th-Thank you-Thank you so much-"
He hugged Nejire tightly