Summary

An unknown amount of time has passed. Gaven is patrolling his region, taking note of the people and the news spreading among them. Haunted by Mirari’s memory, he believes he still hears her voice or sees her in the crowd, only to be mistaken. As he follows one woman to a merchant’s stall, he notices her striking resemblance to Mirari. However, the woman states that she has never been to Althaea Main and can recall little of her past. Gaven notices the familiar necklace around her neck, but the stone is cracked, and its brilliant glow has faded. The woman feels a sense of familiarity around Gaven, and Gaven offers to tell her everything.

Analysis

Though the woman is not named, it can be assumed that she is Mirari. The crack in her kirinva stone implies that the stone had worked and...