"But... how is this possible? How are you here right now?" Solomon asked, looking into his younger sister's teary eyes. Maria rubbed the tears away and looked back at the man in front of her, "Eight years ago, I was here during that invasion of the monster horde... I was somehow kept alive until now, and then, Eiro came here... He saved all of us, Solomon..."
"I know, he's... he's like that... Maria, I'm so sorry that I didn't come here earlier, if I had known that you had been captured, I-"
"No, don't... it's alright... Until a few days ago, I was practically dead after all... The things that those vile demons did to me..." Maria held her hand in front of her mouth, trying to stop herself from throwing up, as Solomon continued to hold her in his arms.
After a few minutes, Solomon slowly turned around toward Eiro, letting go of his sister to approach his friend.
