[Vol.4] Quest 329- 4 Years Later
Kaios Desert, 27 years ago.
"So… Do you have a birthday, Nox?" Cirrus says to her while they're looking at the passing sea of sand.
‘Hmmm. Well, it’s been so long that I really don’t rember when I was born, or, well, created, I should say.’ Nox said in her owl form, sitting on his lap and watching as well.
"That’s a bit sad. I’m sure everyone has sothing they consider their day, you know?"
‘For mortals like you and every other race, I’m sure it’s nice, but for Spirits like , we really don’t age. The concept of a birthday grows aningless as ti goes on. But now that you brought this up, I rember the day I was born.’
"And when was it?"
‘May 29th, the day we t, and you released .’ She turns to him. ‘Thank you again for saving .’ She hugs him with her wings.
"…I um I’m not a, um, o-okay." He said it awkwardly as he hugged her as well.
Cirrus closes his eyes, and the two listen to the ship as it sails through the desert sand.
Present.
When Cirrus opens his eyes from his dream, he finds himself in bed.
"…Ah…a dream." A couple of tears ran down his face.
‘When are you going to co back, Nox?’
He sits up and wipes away the tears. He looks at the clock to see that it’s 9:48. He also looks at the calendar, which says May 15th.
‘Ah, that’s why you ca to , Nox, it’s my—'
Slam!!
His children slamd the door open.
"Happy birthday, Dad!" shouted Callisto, who is now 11.
"Happy birthday, Dad!" shouted Auberon, 8 years old.
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