“Do… you want to hear a secret?”
The travels of Terra and Garnet continued. The longer they went, the dirty they appeared. It was hard to tell given the breaches in mory just how much ti had passed. However, it was clear they were still working their way down. The two girls were sitting, and for so reason this night they didn’t set a fire.
“What is it?” Garnet asked.
“I… hate dungeons,” Terra spoke uneasily.
Garnet looked up in surprise. “Seriously?”
“The dark, the cramped spaces… they remind of back then.” She lowered her head, looking like a wilted flower. “When I dragged the clockwork dragon with down into the underground, I created a dungeon to trap it, but that dungeon wasn’t just its prison. It was mine too. I lived in that grave… the grave of my village, for longer than any human should be alive. The only reason I didn’t go insane was that father had designed the golem to have such a failsafe.
“So, I held on, year after year, isolated, alone, in the dark. Then, Master ca. He ca and he took . He spared from the darkness and brought into the light. That’s why… that’s why I’ll do anything for him. That’s why I love him so much. He saved from a living hell, and I can never repay that.”
“But, you’re an Earth Manipulator. You’re at your best underground. You go into dungeons with Master all of the ti.”
A small smile ford on her face, her eyes filled with tears. “I’m just putting on a front. Acting brave. The other girls are so strong and so fearless. If… if I let my true feelings out, then I’ll be left behind. Besides, it never felt bad, because Master was by my side. I could feel the bond, and it was like Master was beside . I knew that no matter how deep I went into that darkness, that a familiar blue light would appear, and Master would co out and grab .”
“Was…” Garnet bit her lip.
“The bond was cut. Even if he’s safe, he won’t be able to co down here. He won’t be able to find . I’m alone.”
“Terra.” Garnet reached out and touched her leg. “You’re not alone. I’m here with you.”
“Y-yeah… I know.” Terra grabbed Garnet’s hand and held it. “I know.”
For the longest ti, I had always wondered what the girls saw . In my arrogance, I had always just put it up to my Charm Up, and my Slave Affinity. I had convinced myself that their love was just a random byproduct of being . Even when I ca to accept their love, I continued to hold to this belief and instead accepted that charm was a natural aspect of a person and not sothing I should feel bad about.
I was afraid to take on the responsibility. I was afraid to understand and to listen. Seeing how Miki truly felt, I began to realize just how much these girls had been through. So were slaves, living long lives of rejection and fear. Others were prisoners, trapped in dungeons and forced into a role they were never prepared to take. I knew their history, but I never focused on it. I was too busy moving forward that I never thought about looking back. Before I knew it, I couldn’t go back.
“Master…” Alysia could feel the emotions I had the strongest due to our body. “We’ll find them.”
I reached out toward Terra’s sad expression, “Don’t worry… I will pull you from the darkness, always.”
Her image disappeared, and new mory began.
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