Miss Eles in the rain was clearer than Shard had ever seen her at any time. She stood right in front of him, and just this simple sentence left Shard stunned, wanting to ask why she had been absent.
He looked at the cheerful young lady in the rain, gazing at someone from the distant past who was indeed in the present:
"Yes, it's been a long time... You... are finally willing to see me?"
"There is a reason for this."
Her blue eyes squinted with laughter, she joyfully looked at the young man who already knew everything, exactly as she remembered him. It's been a long long time since the Sea of Darkness, since her birth, and she was very happy only she had to wait, while he remained the same:
"I know you have many questions, but now is not the time to chat. I will leave for now, and we shall meet again at Princess Margaret's welcome banquet."
"But..."
