It had been a couple of years since Kita had met Meira. She had never seen the Winterian again, but always kept an eye out for Winterians in her travels.

She still lived on the road, but Kita had taken up being more social with others and trying to donate half of her hunt to other people who couldn't fend for themselves.

Now, she was walking through the other streets of the Autumnian capital, Oktuber, listening intently to the conversations around her.

"Autumnians were sent to aid Winterians!"

"They're free from Angra!"

"I've heard they're heading to Jannuari right now!"

Kita smiled. She was happy for the Winterians- they had finally regained their homelands. She wondered how Meira was doing- Kita hoped that one day she would be able to travel to Jannuari to visit. Their meeting had been small, but Kita couldn't help but feel happy when she thought of the skinny girl finally having a home.

"But did you hear about the Winterian queen?"

Kita stopped in her tracks. Queen? Winter's last queen had been Hannah, and she was killed by Angra. Winter had a king, Mather- information Kita learned shortly after her interaction with the Winterians. It turns out that the boy that she had helped was the king of Winter.

"Yes, and how the boy is simply a lord now-"

"Must be a shame for him-"

"But how exciting for Queen Meira!"

At this, Kita spun around and approached the small group of people. Two women and a man were huddled around a cart carrying fruits, gossiping excitedly.

"What did you say?" Kita asked. "Queen Meira?"

The man nodded excitedly. "Yes, a Winterian refugee who thought she was a simple orphaned girl, when all this time she was the Queen of Winter!"

Kita gasped, then beamed. Meira was the queen? The young girl she had talked to was royalty?

"That's... amazing," Kita breathed with a smile on her face.

Never before had she felt so happy for anyone.