"Aswell."

He truly came.
I couldn't believe it until I touched his coarse black hair, confirming that this was, indeed, real.

"How... are you here?"

He shouldn't have been back from his mission for quite some time.
How could he be here now?

Then, Aswell gave an answer I never expected.

"Nightlux... came all the way to my village alone."

"Huh?"

"He came without you, so I thought something had happened. That's why I rushed over. It's thanks to him."

Wait, did Lux really bring Aswell here?
I remember telling Lux, but I never thought he’d actually …