"How come when I'm always the center of attention, it is always not a good thing? Is God making fun of me, or is this a curse that I happen to unknowingly inflict upon myself?"

Lawrence hesitantly made his way down the dining room, trying hard to avoid the awkward stares from everyone in the room. The room had gone from lively chatter to dead silence when Lawrence entered, and all it was left was this uncomfortable silence. Though Lawrence must admit, he was quite impressed with the size and design of the dining room. The walls were decorated with high value paintings that even Lawrence knew some of the prices that the paintings were worth, even though he never traded in this field. Chandeliers lined with lit candles hung over the room, clearly illuminating the dining room. Most of the furniture was crafted from polished hardwood, with unique designs and patterns cut into it. Maybe Lawrence would enjoy the furniture more, if it weren't being occupied with people giving him chilling glances. Scanning the room, he located the two goddesses, which sat on the back right corner of the room. He hastily walked towards the table.

Lawrence sat down between Holo and Myuri. Holo was obviously not trying to hide her displeased expression towards Myuri, but she was also displeased at Lawrence. This was probably because he did not help her when she was dragged here by Myuri. Myuri, on the other hand, was wearing a carefree smile as always, and playing innocent, even though she was likely planning another scheme in her mind.

"I am a merchant; I deal with money, goods, and profit. But why do I always get into situations like these? God must truly like to make fun of me." Lawrence thought to himself and sighed. The problem was that he felt like he was caught in the middle of a battlefield between two wolf deities, and that he could not escape from it. Holo was obviously planning a something to get back at Myuri, and Myuri was also obviously planning something for her entertainment. Either of those plans was probably going to involve him in an unfavorable way, regardless if he realized or not.

"I must say, you must be biggest mood killer I have ever seen, it is like as if somebody just randomly died. Myuri smiled at Lawrence, and gave short laugh. Lawrence failed to find any humor in Myuri's joke, but made a strained smiled, and shrugged his shoulders.

"Maybe someone has, everyone in this room looked like they had seen a ghost." Lawrence looked at Holo, who seems like a deflated balloon, while Myuri was full of energy and cheerful. They were polar opposites of each other, even though they were from the same species and pack. Well, considering what happened earlier today, Lawrence could not blame Holo for looking troubled.

"Shall we order something to eat? You must be hungry by now." Lawrence didn't even realize he was hungry until Myuri brought it up, and a nice meal would help him forget his troubles for a short while.

"I will just have wine." Holo mumbled.

Myuri raised her hand, and singled one of the waitresses to come and placed an order. After that, she returned her focus towards Lawrence, which Lawrence merchant instincts gave him a red flag.

"So Lawrence is it? I heard you are a traveling a merchant, is that correct?"

"Yes, that is correct; I have been a traveling merchant for about seven years."

"I see... it must be tough to make a living." She replied humbly, as if she was trying to imagine what it was like to be a travelling merchant for seven years. However, Lawrence could not see the point of Myuri starting this discussion with him, and her trying to poke into his private life somewhat made him uncomfortable. No, that was not correct, if it were any other person asking him this question, he would reply to it normally without feeling anything. Maybe it was just her presence and personality that made him think that there were always a second meaning behind her statements.

The wine arrived, and Holo went straight for the wine, and took a sip. She appeared to like the wine, which compelled Lawrence to take a sip too. The wine was surely top-grade. Wine this good would only be served to nobles or the clergy, and only on special occasions. It was definitely not something you would serve casually to people just having a meal of supper. Something was up, Lawrence felt it in his bones, and his merchant instincts were blaring with red warnings. Holo seemed to have noticed too, but by the way she was drinking the wine and looking at him and Myuri, she probably decided not to care because she just wanted to enjoy the high quality wine at the moment.

"The wine is good, is it not?" Myuri looked and Lawrence with a smile that always hid what she was truly thinking. Lawrence thought that she would make a fine merchant with that smile of hers.

"Yes, it is really good wine, you usually don't get to have such wine, unless you are one wealthiest people in the town." Lawrence said it with a tone that hinted that he knew something was going on. Lawrence took another sip of wine, trying to figure out the purpose of giving them this luxurious wine, and this conversation.

"How is it like being a traveling merchant? I assume you mostly live in the wilderness like us." Myuri continued.

"Is nothing big, people will get used to it after travelling one to two weeks on the road." Lawrence gave quick and brief answers.

The food arrived next, and like wine, it was equally luxurious. A roasted pig with grilled salmon and steamed rice; this was definitely suspicious. Lawrence looked at Myuri, still wearing the same undecipherable smile; Lawrence hesitated on eating the pig because this was surely a trap.

"Come on, let us eat, the pig is not going to magically eat itself, and wasting such delicious food would be great crime." Myuri grabbed the cutting knife, and sliced off a section of the pig, and gave it to Lawrence. Seems like she had other plans, and pressured him to eat it. Lawrence looked at Myuri again, her smile and glaze seems to be mentally forcing him to eat it. Lawrence reluctantly took a small bite, thinking what he had gotten himself into this time.

"Would you like some too, Holo?" Myuri inquired Holo in a friendly tone that somewhat carried sense of eeriness.

Holo looked at Myuri with an skeptical stare, and then turned turn to Lawrence and smiled. Instinctively, Lawrence grabbed the knife from Myuri's hands, and sliced off a slice of pig meat, and placed it on Holo's plate. Myuri seemed to be surprised by Holo and Lawrence's interesting way of implicitly communicating with each other, but quickly continued off with her questions.

"So did you ever need to fight wild animals, or robbers, or maybe even wolfs like us?"

Lawrence felt he was being interviewed for job he did not know about.

"Sometimes to protect my cargo, I stand up and fight, but when things get out control, especially with wolfs, it is best to abandon the cargo for one's life."

"Yes, I understand, it wise to prioritize what is important in every situation, especially during dangerous ones." Myuri responded.

"Are you done playing around with this sheep yet, or are you going to keep wasting my time?" Holo interrupted and stared at Myuri with eyes glittering with irritation.

Sensing that, Myuri got straight to the point.

"Well, since you put it that way, I will go straight to the point. I have a favor, no a proposal, for the both of you."

Though not knowing what kind of proposal Myuri had for him, he decided it was best to hear her out. Besides, it might turn out to be profitable for him, since he still needed to fulfill his dreams of being a town merchant. And judging by Myuri's character or what he could deduct, the proposal shouldn't be something too extreme, or so he thought.

Apparently, she would not be the one that would be explaining the proposal to us, but someone else will, which made Lawrence feel uneasy. In fact, everything she did made him feel uneasy. The feast in front of him had lost much of its flavor, mostly because this peculiar proposal Myuri had mentioned.

"Why does she not explain it right now? Is it because she herself doesn't know the details?" Lawrence quickly tossed that thought aside. No, she probably knew the details quite well, since she didn't seem to be the type of person being used as someone's pawn. There was something that she did not want to reveal, without the "someone else" she mentioned.

"You know there is no point in worrying about what that doll just said. You should just eat, and drink the wine, since this may be the only chance you will get to eat such a meal." Holo looked at Myuri and Lawrence and sighed.

Lawrence's train of thought was disrupted by Holo's remark, but she was right. It is best to just see where this proposal would take us, and enjoy the food for now. Myuri decided to stay quiet for the rest of the dinner. She probably wouldn't say a word until we were ready to discuss the proposal. Unlike him, Holo was drinking and eating heavily. She was already on her fifth cup of wine, and seemed to be starting to get drunk. The rich wine contained a strong mix of alcohol. Even after drinking one cup, Lawrence could already feel the hot burning sensation on his cheeks. He patted Holo on the head.

"You shouldn't drink so much. Discussing on an upcoming deal drunk will surely be disastrous."

Holo turned and smiled at him, her cheeks are slightly red from the strong alcohol she has been drinking.

"It is okay, you are here after all, and you can handle negotiations by yourself pretty well."

Holo smiled, and continued to drink the liquor in her cup. A shocking discovery just hit Lawrence hard on the head. Was Myuri trying to him and Holo drunk? A drunken businessman would always be in a great disadvantage against a sober opponent. However, getting Holo to stop now was nearly impossible, considering how much she liked wine, especially wine as fine as this. If that were the case, then this trap was should be primarily targeted at Holo. Fearing the idea, Lawrence decided that he shouldn't drink anymore liquor for the evening. He needed to remain sober to deal with Myuri, which he was barely able to even when he was sober. Seeing the worried face of Lawrence during the entire meal, Holo gave a sigh, and pretended not to care.

After the meal was finished, Myuri signaled us to follow her. Getting up from his seat, everyone's glazes in the room was fixated against him again, like he was the special existence. He was now able to understand a little of what it was like for Holo to be worshipped in the past. It was an uncomfortable feeling; eyes that felt like they were shunning him as an outsider. Not wanting to be in this situation anymore, he quickly followed Myuri and Holo, and existed the room. They went upstairs to what appeared to be the highest the level of the theatre.

They walked through twisted patterns of hallways, and finally stopped at a room. Lawrence heard sounds of other people inside, but could not make out what they were talking about. Myuri knocked on the wooden door several times. The sound of the people within the room stopped, and the door slowly opened. Inside the room, were people that Lawrence had never expected o see, but should have expected, since it was pretty obvious these men had solid connections with this theatre.

The large wooden table was placed at the center of the room, where the three men were standing around at. On top of the table was a messy pile of documents that were scattered throughout the table. Drawers and shelves of books were stacked on the walls. From the appearance, this room appeared to be a library or an archive of some sort that was related to the theatre.

Lawrence could recognize two out of the three men in the room. The chubby and somewhat filthy man on the left was the inventor Charles Marvin, who gave a strained smile towards Lawrence as he entered the room. The man on the right was the scribe Robert Williams, but unlike the unkempt appearance of when he first met him, he was dressed neatly and formally this time. He was wearing a devilish grin on his face, and looked at Lawrence, as if he had been expecting him all this time. The man in the middle between the two was the only person that Lawrence did not know. He appeared to quite old, probably somewhere around the age of fifty. He was dressed in a black overcoat, and wore a black hat. His glasses were made of gold, and gave of a shinning glare, showing his wealth. Making an educated guess, this man was probably the manager or owner of this theatre.

"Oh god, not only do I need to deal with Myuri, I also need to deal with these other three people at the same time." Lawrence thought to himself. The situation was so drastically disadvantaged for Lawrence in a merchant perspective, that Lawrence could not help but to make a quiet laugh.

'So, you're Craft Lawrence, right? I am Barbara Catherin, the proprietor of this theatre."

"It is a pleasure to meet you Mr. Catherin; I am indeed craft Lawrence, and humbled for having an opportunity to meet you. Lawrence gave his usual introduction when greeting a high influential figure, and his usual business smile. And with that, the proposal Myuri had talked about had started.

"I have heard many things about you, Mr. Lawrence." Catherin said as he tidied the messy table, and put the papers into a pile beside him.

"I am honored for someone of your status have taken an interest on me."

"Why are you being so humble for? You do not even know if they things he heard about you were good or bad." Holo slyly and jokingly said from behind, the redness on her cheeks clearly visible.

Lawrence was surprised that Holo decided say something because she would usually be quiet and be as meek as a kitten when he was negotiating. Maybe she is somewhat drunk after all. Lawrence caught a glimpse of Williams giving a smile to Myuri, like he was parsing her for a job well done. However, even though her comment was meant to be a joke, Catherin could be easily taken offense to that. By the look on his expression, he didn't seem to mind Holo, but was rather intrigued.

"So you're the other wolf goddess." Catherin said

"Holo, pleased to meet you." Holo replied

Turning his attention back to Lawrence, Catherin directed them to sit around the table that had just been hastily tidied.

"You are a traveling merchant right?" Catherin asked

"Yes, that is correct." Lawrence replied sharply.

"Then what is your goal?"

Lawrence was stumped at Catherin's question not because it was hard to answer, but because it was unexpected. Lawrence presumed that the question was probably to start the conversation, or rather the bait and the hook that would drag him into this mysterious proposal. He needed to be on guard, any signs of weakness right now could be easily used against him.

"If you are asking my goal as a traveling merchant, then I guess it would be to own my store, and become a town merchant." Lawrence replied.

Holo shifted her body a bit, and a sweeping sound of her tail was heard.

"Are you close to realizing that dream?"

"Are they planning to use my dream of becoming a town merchant to lure me?" Lawrence thought to himself. The truth was that he had forgotten that dream for awhile, ever since he met Holo. Because he had a contract with Holo to take her up to the north, he never really took much deep thought into realizing his dream when he was traveling with Holo. Considering his current financial situation, it would take another two to three years of trading before he was ready to become a town merchant. And that was if he didn't suffer any losses during those years. So practically, it would take at least five more years for him to realize his dream, which meant that there was still a significant distance between Lawrence and his dream. But he could not let Catherin know that because he could easily take advantage of him using that.

"It is coming along quite nicely." Lawrence leisurely replied,

But as if reading his most inner thoughts, Catherin said something that Lawrence could not help but to let his natural reaction take hold of him.

"What if I am to realize your dream right here and now?"

Lawrence was shocked, and for a moment he thought he had misheard him. If his dream was realized right now, he could easily spend the rest of his life as a town merchant, settle down, and live a peaceful life. However, that would also mean his journey with Holo would also end. But in reality, wasn't their journey over already? Since there was no longer a purpose to go to Yoitsu, he had completed his part of the contract. All that was left was for Holo to complete her side of the contract, which was to pay him back. However, he wouldn't mind if Holo did not pay him, since she had already paid him, not with money, but with memories and experiences. Holo's ears sprung up from under the hood, and her eyes fixated at Catherin. Likewise, Holo also seemed to be contemplating in deep thought. Lawrence immediately fixed his composure, since there was of course a catch. Nothing in this world was free, it was one of the first lessons he learned as a merchant.

"Of course that would be great, but there must a cost for you to do that, since I don't think you would be granting a person you just met a wish without getting something in return." Lawrence replied.

Catherin smiled. Looks like this was where the real negotiations will start.

"If you partake in the deal I am going to propose, then your reward will be 100 Runione gold coins, which was about the same amount as 3500 Trenni silver coins. But if you fail in this deal, you will receive no reward, and will need to be forced out of the town."

Using the reward to entice him in to this deal, how very cunning. Lawrence thought. Judging by what Catherin said just now, Lawrence presumed that the deal wasn't going to be clean according to the law and other merchants. However, with 100 Runione gold coins, setting up a shop would be no problems, and he would still have enough money to live in luxury for several years. This reminded him of Rubenhaigen, when he smuggled gold to save his merchant career. Lawrence gave Catherin the signal to continue.

"I'm sure you are probably aware that the city of Revattle is divided between two opposing faiths, the Church and ours. However, our informers have noticed that the church is acquiring more funding for their operations. They are being more charitable to the improvised, the needy, and the helpless, and are gaining the influence of the public little by little. We have also been informed that he Church has been taking steps in the shadows. The current Hienado company is the biggest company in this city, but it wasn't always so. Before the church came to our city, the Hienado Company consisted of only a small store in the marketplace. When the church came, and the bandits starting raiding trading caravans on route to this city, the store started to grow. The store annexed the nearby stores, and destroyed its competitors. Slowly over five years, it had grown into the biggest store in the marketplace. The key to company success is the secret trade route that is unknown by us and the bandits, which allows them to trade with other towns, unlike other stores in the marketplace. We have tried to discover this secret route, but with no avail. We believed that this secret trade route is established though some kind of secret agreement with the company and the church. Probably something like the church would get a certain amount of profits from the Hienado Company in return for them to use the secret trade route. It would explain the increased in the church's funding as the Hienado Company grows by devouring its competition. You should understand what I am saying Mr. Lawrence."

Lawrence gave a nod, and allowed him to continue.

"So this is where you and your companion come in. We want you and your companion to infiltrate the Hienado Company and secure any information on the location of the trade route."

Lawrence eyes went wide, and couldn't help but shout:

"WHAT?"

Lawrence quickly realized that he had shouted, and sunk back to his merchant mask. If he took this risky chance, his life's dream might instantly come true, but if he didn't, then it would be at least five more hardworking years for him. He wanted to know more information. Therefore, he would not deny the deal the right now, but his heart was already telling him to drop the deal right now.

"Why did you choose us for this deal?" Lawrence inquired Catherin, and stared at him with his sharp merchant eyes.

"It is quite simple, really. You're a travelling merchant. Unlike the rest of us, you are not bounded by reputation or relationships in this town. If the infiltration goes wrong, you can just quickly leave the town, and forget that this has all happened. But for us, we have families, friends, properties, and many things that important to us here. If I were to ask one of men to partake in this deal, they will have to risk losing everything in this town, which I cannot ask of the men who are working for me. And furthermore, we needed to make sure that the person will not abandon the deal and sell us out to the church. Since your companion here is also a wolf deity related to Myuri, you must not have any relationship with church. This also means that the chance of you betraying us would be non-existent, since you will not benefit from it and will only bring yourself more problems. This is why I chose you, as you can see; you are the perfect candidate for the job."

While it is true that Lawrence could leave the town without losing anything if the deal went bad, getting involved with the church would always have consequences for a merchant. Besides that, there was also the chance of his involvement with this crime being spread to other cities, which would crush any chance of him doing business in that area.

"Of course we would not just tell you to infiltrate the Hienado Company yourself. We have set up a plan that will best guarantee your success and safety.

Catherin waved his hand at Williams, who was holding a folded sheet of paper. Williams placed the sheet on the table and unfolded it. It seemed to be a very detailed blueprint of the Hienado Company. This probably came from his library.

"The Hienado Company is going to host their bi-annual party for nobles and other reputable figures in this city to celebrate their success and progress. While the party may just seem like a normal party, where merchants and other nobles discuss about investments with the company, and other business talks, it is just a cover for the executive members on the Hienado Company to talk to the clergy members of the church unnoticed. As you can see in the drawing in front of you, the Hienado Company consists of three floors, and a basement. The first floor is the reception area, and the lobby of the company. This is where the party is going to be held. The second floor is where the most of the staff involved in calculating the profit and finances work. The third floor is where the executive board discusses the company's affairs, and mostly the place where they will be discussing their deals with the church. Under the first floor is the basement, this is basically where all their trash, and unwanted assets goes. Our informers have secretly gotten us party invitations, which you two are going to use to get inside the company. Once inside, Marvin will use one his inventions to create a diversion, which is going to be your signal to start the operation. Taking advantage of the chaos cause by the diversion, you will take the stairs on the northwest section of the lobby, and go up to the second the floor. You are then going to sneak by any guards, and take the shortest route to the stairs leading to the third floor. When you reach the third floor, you will need to enter the room the executive director's room which is on the opposite side of the meeting room. That is probably where you are going to find the documents related to the secret trading route. Once you acquired the documents, you will need travel back the same way you came to go back to the lobby, and then take the stairs to the basement. Once you're at this part, you are basically safe. At the back of the basement is small manhole leading down to the sewers. This is the escape point, and a man will be positioned to receive you, and help you escape to safety. Meliane will be on lookout for the operation, and ensure that everything is going according to plan. With her heightened sense of hearing and smell she would be able to tell if anything is wrong. In case something does go wrong, she will take action to inform you two to abort the operation, or assist you to the best of her abilities. Also, if you are able to obtain any extra useful information on the company, such as backdoor dealings with church, or their future dealings, we will award you a bonus of 50 Runione gold coins. In addition, we will pay for your re-supply expenses, and escorts to safety escort you and protect you from bandits when leaving the city."

After listening to the plan Catherin proposed, Lawrence pondered a bit. A simple yet detailed plan, but the plans implied that once he reached the second floor, he will be on his own, until he makes it back down to the basement. A potential award of 150 Runione gold coins. With that amount he will be able to start a small company, let alone a store. But it was too risky, if he and Holo got caught, things will go straight downhill from there, especially for Holo. If the worst case scenario happens, he could plead that he was under a spell or trickery caused by Holo, which would get him a few years in jail, but probably would not get him executed. However, the thought of denying his relationship with Holo, and accusing her of tricking him were already causing some nauseating feelings in his stomach. However, for Holo, there would be no trial, she would instantly be tied up and burned at the stake for being a witch or demon.

All or nothing. A life of luxury and leisure if he succeeded, or a life of pain and despair if he failed. This deal was not worth it. For his and Holo's safety, he would rather spend a few more years of his life as a hardworking merchant, than to risk it all in this dangerous gamble. Holo would have probably thought the same thing as him, and would have agreed with his decision. Just as he was about to say that he would not accept the deal, Holo spoke from beside him.

"I will agree to take part in this proposal to join hands with you." Holo stated her sentence firmly with a strong voice, which left Lawrence speechless, and dumbfounded.

"But I have one condition, and that is we get 50 Runione gold coins for participating in this deal. This means we get 50 gold coins regardless if the plan ended up in failure." Holo continued, her eyes looked at Catherin like she was seeing through him.

"Fine, I will agree to your condition." Catherin hesitantly accepted.

"Very well then." Holo replied swiftly.

Coming back to his senses, Lawrence immediately grabbed Holo's arm, and dragged her outside the room. He was confused, as he tried to figure the reason why Holo accepted the deal.

"Are you insane? Do you have any idea how dangerous this deal is?" Lawrence shouted at her.

Holo turned her face away from him.

"Of course I know, that is why I said "I" accepted the deal." Holo remarked back at him.

"Does that mean you plan to this by yourself?" Lawrence replied in a tone that was equivalent to scolding a child.

Holo gave a nod, her eyes still averting his glaze. He was infuriated almost to a point that he wanted to slap Holo in the face to make her come back to her senses. Lawrence tried to think very hard about her motive for doing this, but he could not think of any. His inability to deduct Holo's motivation for her reckless action made Lawrence angrier.

"That is stupid! What do you hope to accomplish by doing something like this? You can be killed!" Lawrence yelled at her, which he was pretty sure that it was loud enough even for the people on the other side of the wall to hear him. But he didn't care; he just wanted to know Holo's reason for doing this.

Holo smiled, and finally turn her face to meet Lawrence infuriated gaze. She drew closer to him, and rested her head on his chest. She quietly whispered the answer Lawrence was looking for:

"Your dream."

Lawrence anger instantly turned into more confusion. For my dream, for me? Lawrence thought inside his head. Holo continued.

"Our journey together has been really fun, I was very happy, maybe even one of the happiest moments in my lifetime. But like all journeys, it will end eventually, and ours will end here. There is no longer reason for me to go back to Yoitsu. You had upheld your end of the contract, and now it is my turn to upheld my part and repay you."

"But…" In this critical moment, Lawrence could not find the right words to express his feelings.

"It has truly been fun, a wise wolf, and a foolish merchant." Holo chuckled

"Our story will end happily, even if I failed, you will still receive the 50 Runione gold coins that will come from me accepting the deal. Though I am not sure how much that is actually worth, it should be enough for you set up a small shop. And even if I fail, I can always transform into my wolf form and escape, so there is no need for your concern over my safety."

Holo pulled away from him, her lonely expression and smile showed the pain she was feeling inside herself. However, it also showed that she as determined to see this through, and anything he said would probably not be able to change her mind. Lawrence was prepared for this possibility that his journey with Holo was going to end, but he never expected Holo to sacrifice herself in order to achieve his dream. Sure the story would end happily for him, but would it be the same for Holo

"What about your dream, Holo?" Lawrence asked.

"My dream?" Holo laughed as if she mocking herself, and looked at Lawrence with an expression that was lonelier than before.

"If you are worried about satisfying my dream, then you have already done enough, asking for anymore would just be selfishly greedy of me. I am truly grateful to you for everything you have done for me. Even though we have first met not long ago, you accepted me for who I am, and not what you wanted me to become. Treated me like a normal person, instead of fear or an object that wields great power. I was really happy that I was able to have normal conversations with a human after so many years. You are one of the few people I am able to trust in my lifetime, and the only person who I allowed myself to be protected by. I am truly and greatly indebted to you." Holo sounded like she was saying it from deep within her heart, and that she was really grateful to him."

"But my dream is foolish. It only brings misfortune and burden to those around me, so that why at least this once…"

Lawrence could not make out the end of Holo's sentence because it was mumbled as she turned away from him and headed back into the room. Looking at Holo's back moving further away from him; he felt an incredible ache from within his heart. His thoughts were swirling inside his head, as he scrambled for a way to convince Holo to stop. But he could not think of anything, and could only mentally torture himself for his inability to do anything in this situation. Then a thought came into his chaotic storm of thoughts, there was something that he could do. He hurriedly made it back into meeting room, where Holo was just about to confirm her participation in the deal.

"I agree…" Holo was interrupted when Lawrence firmly grabbed her hand from behind, and said.

"No, we agree to take part on this deal."

Holo looked at him surprised.

"But why…?"

Lawrence quickly replied with a dignified tone and pose.

"How can a gentleman like me allow a girl to walk into danger all by herself?"

Holo smiled from deep within her heart, and for once he had seen Holo's true smile of happiness. Unlike the other fake smiles he had seen of her, this smile showed her inner feelings like seeing through stainless window, pure and beautiful.

"Softy." She teased.

"I am your knight after all."

Lawrence gently embraced Holo, and Holo allowed herself to be embraced by him. No words were said, only their deepest thoughts and feelings were exchanged through this embrace. If their story was going to end, at least he would see it through to the very end with her.