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You got it!

Um... Lady Ensia, I did say you could have anything you wanted for free, but please try to have some mercy...

...Doctor.

Though the two of us serve as Sir Enciodes's retainers, we are also employees of Rhodes Island.

We would like to apologize to you... for all sorts of things.

Courier and I will not shamelessly ask for your forgiveness. We only hope that we will be allowed to come to Rhodes Island to visit Lady Ensia in the future.

What do you think, Doctor?

You were in a difficult situation. I understand.;......;I was a guest of the Paleroches. What does that have to do with you?

This situation is indeed excusable, which I'll note in the report.

As for how the bosses will respond, that I cannot say.

Doctor, I know you don't assign any blame to them.

But playing dumb isn't very smart.

Coincidentally, you also resolved some of Enciodes's affairs.

If that's how you want to spin the account of what happened, then the report to Dr. Kal'tsit will take a bit of extra effort.

And I certainly won't help you with that.

Thank you... Doctor, and Captain Sharp.

Thanks again.

Doctor, I've already said goodbye to my folks. I'm ready to go now.

Got all your stuff?

Instructor Dobermann!

The Saintess became the de-facto leader of Kjerag, and Enciodes gained the power to leverage the majority of Kjerag's resources...

Doctor, you ought to take my advice.

I didn't hear your name mentioned by anyone else, fortunately. By the looks of things, you people managed to not get involved this time, at least.

Uhh...

By the looks of things, not only did you get yourselves involved, you got heavily involved.

I look forward to reading your reports.

Alright, if there's anything you have to say, save it for once we're on the road. Get in the car, we're heading back to Rhodes Island.

Doctor, do you remember that painting we saw in that store back there?

The one with the handshake?;Not really.

Mmhmm.

Doctor, stop playing dumb. I know you remember it.

Right then and there, I really wanted to buy that painting.

But after thinking about it some more, I decided not to. I mean, I know that never happened.

My brother just decided to let my sister have a move, that's all there was to it.

Sorry.

It's not your fault, Doctor.

Without you, the tension between those two would've only gotten more vicious.

But at least this helped me sort one thing out.

And that is – regardless of which one of them made the decision, it came as a result of their beliefs.

You were just a catalyst in driving things forward.

Just like how nobody would try to convince me to give up mountain climbing.

Beliefs can't be so easily changed.

They wouldn't be called beliefs if they could.

Right.

But, I have another belief that won't be easily changed.

One day, I'm going to make sure my brother and sister get along again, like they used to.

(Enya and Enciodes.)

(Perhaps the perils that Kjerag faces have only just begun.)