"Niken, thank you. I know I can count on you." Merylin was the first to let go of her embrace while wiping the trail of tears that flowed from the corner of Niken's eyes.
Niken shook her head gently as she answered, "I didn't do it alone. I have friends who help me." Niken looked back to see Kazuto, Lionel, and Ceryle with her families.
Merylin followed her adoptive sister's gaze and then bowed as if to salute them with gratitude. "Thank you. Thank you for saving our home."
Lionel and Kazuto only responded with faint smiles, relieved that at last, their mission had ended.
But there is still one thing that makes them curious. What happened to the mix-blood that got in the way of Niken? Lionel asks Niken what happened near the shore when Eryl confronted them.
With pleasure, Niken explained the sequence of events and then took three people out of her astral dimension.
