Ara inwardly flinched. This conversation was getting heavy for her taste. She didn't mean for it to be so dramatic, but some things were better said out in the open.
It was difficult, most especially since she's not used to expressing herself to the people she cared about even back in Ritz. But after the greatest misunderstanding that caused her to lose her life, she couldn't help but think that maybe, if she had the courage to talk to Alistair, things might have ended differently.
It was a small, nagging feeling – her bitter regret before dying in the cold, hard floor of the cavern.
With Aki, she was given a chance to have a proper talk with her only sibling. She couldn't help but be overwhelmed with nostalgia. But she had to keep it at bay at the moment.
