While keeping vigilant, Ivita gazed at the Ice Witch. "What are you talking about?"
The Ice Witch stared back at Ivita and said, "When I was still a human girl not even ten years old, I saw you at the royal tombs in Alsace 250 years ago. Back then, you seemed even less humane than you are now. You saved me in a place full of important people who didn't care about the life or death of a girl under ten. You told me that every person in this world is important."
"You gave me the ability to respect myself. You are my teacher in life."
"But you also told me not to thank you for saving me, because it was all fate."
"In future encounters, we rely on our own abilities to fight, no blame or fault need be assigned."
"I've always found your words puzzling."
