nearl2

By what? That we'd report on the plight of the Infected?

I didn't think you'd mention the Infected at all when it's not necessary, whether positively or negatively.

Haha...

I understand that not everything between us is water under the bridge.

But things always change. As you may know, during the Major, I had a rather fruitful relationship with the leaders of Rhodes Island––

So, why would you rule out the possibility that there might be a spark of friendship between us?

After all, we both share the hope for Kazimierz to have a better tomorrow.

Margaret looks at the chairman's assistant's extended hand and hesitates for a moment before shaking it.

This hand does not belong to a knight. It does not sport the callouses of someone who has been honed. It does not have the power to move mountains and split rocks.

––But it runs very hot.

That temperature seems to set the warrior's blood alight almost instantly.

Margaret knows this sensation. Every time she stepped onto the field, every time she stood in the middle of the arena, she felt a similar excitement.

Perhaps some day in the future, Kazimierz too would be filled with this coursing, imperceptible flame.

Yes...

To a better tomorrow.