SAO:PoA - Chapter Seventeen

Part 1

Floor 49, December 23rd, 2023

Galant wakes up and notices Guinevere just in front of he, sleeping as he was his hand was slung cross her body. She held her two hands together, as if it was praying. Galant noticed that on her long golden hair it was not the purple ribbon he had handed, it was between her hands.

Galant noticed there was a light blue light coming from the small window on one of the walls of the room, making a small rectangle of its color on the white wall in front of it. Several hours had passed, it was already night, he checked the hour on his menu: 19:00.

Galant removed his hand as slowly as he could, to avoid waking up her. He began thinking about what he had done, considering offering an apology for what he had done, or better said, he will give it. Shouting on her for being upset was not excuse at all. And even so, she had comforted him few hours ago for Lance loss, and his grief and guilty after Elicia’s death. Still, he had almost kissed Diana, in an act born of despair. What should he say to her? Should he tell her what happened with Diana? What should he do?

He managed to get out of the bed and sat at the edge of the bed, thinking what he should say to her. There was no girl and there never be such as her in Aincrad. He was fortunate, to have her. If there was something he should tell her: that thing was the truth. Even if so that would cause them to separate, he could not lie to her. He got up and looked out from the window. It was not snowing, but he could notice it was pretty cold outside due the quantity of players with coats and heavy clothing. Soon it would be Christmas, and with it, presents: what should he buy her? Perhaps giving her a present with an apology? No it was too stupid. If he wanted to plead for her forgiveness, it should be soon.

He checked entered again to his menu to check his col. He had 3.500.000 approximately, pretty high. He had not used money for a while still, since the beginning of the War. The Army was financially supported by most of players, and small tax they all paid to see the battles to an end. Because of it, he had saved much.

To clear his head, and think better he decided to go for a walk in the city, meanwhile even think about presents. He walked to grab and his coat, placed on a chair, he also grabbed Balmung’s blade sheath, but accidentally, it slipped from his fingers, falling to the wooden floor and making a great sound that woke up Guinevere.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“What the…?”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“Uh, I am sorry. My sword slipped from my hands. I did not want to wake you up.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">He attached the sheath alongside his shoulder pad armor to his body.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“It’s okay. What time is it?”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“It must be, 19:10, I checked minutes ago.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“Where are you going? It seems to be freezing out there and here also.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">She crossed her hands and moved them across her arms, trying to warm herself up,just after placing the ribbon in the proper place.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“I just need a moment. I will be okay; the cold does not bother me.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Galant walked to the door and almost to open the door when he stopped.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“Hey. Thank you.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“For the hug?”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“You gave me what I most needed in the worst moment. There are no words to express gratitude.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Guinevere came even nearer to Galant looking directly to his eyes.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“Does not matter. I love you. You would do the same for me.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Galant could not resist the pain of not telling her the truth, as he closed his fist with anger to himself. He had to speak.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“There is something that I must tell you.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“What is it?”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“About what I did. I am sorry and…”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">A knocking sound came from the door.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“Who is it?”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“Gawn. Galant good news, Klein and Fuurinkazan have arrived.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“Great. I will see them.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“I will be down, waiting for you.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Sounds of steps as Gawn left the corridor.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“We should go to.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“Not yet. I wanted to tell you…”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Guinevere placed her index finger on his mouth, making him stop talking.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“It can wait, for now let us focus on this.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“As you wish.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">They got out of the room and got down the stairs, Gawn was waiting for them there. They rapidly got out the HQ and got directly to the West entrance. Nearly arriving Galant saw Klein and quickened his steps. Klein saw Galant and got near him.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“You live!”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“Still. So do all my men.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“Where is Cerdic.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“They should be arriving soon at the southern gate.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“You have done well. I thought you dead, after Cynric and his monster had crossed Mederaut.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“Fortunately. I knew they were commnig, but did not where and when.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“What saved you?”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“We saved someone.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Galant looked towards the Gathering of people near the entrance. Kana, Diana, Silica, Clarie, Liz, Heathcliff, Asuna, some KoB members. Suddenly, Bors and Percival appeared, they were carrying a player covered on a brown coat covering his face with a hood. He could nearly walk and his HP was nearly arriving red. They laid him down on the floor. Galant got near.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Galant: “who is h…impossible!”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">They removed the hood from his face, it was Lance.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Galant could not believe what his eyes were seeing. It must been a dream. It was impossible. He had left him for dead near the shores of the river of lava, burnt, with three of his limbs cut, not to be regenerated in minutes. That was death for any player, yet Lance had somehow avoided it.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Percival: “so you did not kill him.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Galant: “No I did not. As you can see.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Guinevere: “He is alive!” While she came running from where she was.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Lance: “Hey, could you stop being happy and give me a god damn potion.” He said with a sarcastic tone.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Bors: “Take it.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Lance drank it, and he was healed suddenly. He got up.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Lance: “Thanks.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Bors: “welcome.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Gawn: “How did you survive?”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Lance: “I was left near the River of lava, with my two legs and left arm cut. But I managed to get out of my items, a purple crystal, one that healed my limbs. I grabbed my weapons and walked here as fast as I could before the lava that separated us from the army of Cynric was solidified. I found Klein near here.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Lance looked Galant at the eyes for first time, as he did the same, yet he rapidly changed his look to up to the wall, Tristan was waving his hand at him, trying to drive his attention.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Galant: “what is happening?!”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Tristan: “bad news. Go the southern gate!”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Galant: “let’s go!”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">The members of RKUPA and Kob ran to the southern gate, they rapidly got up the stairs. They encountered Tristan there, who pointed something out of the city. Outside the second wall, hundreds of monsters had made encampment and lighted fire. Noticing their number, the players held fear and even without hope.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Galant looked towards his fellow knights, recalling in his memory the last moments they had live. His decisions as a leader. All the little and big things. All the choices he had made to lead them to this moment. He latter looked towards the city and the uncountable number of lives on their hands. Then he once again looked to his knights, and made his final decision. H spoke to Heathcliff next to him.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Galant: “Heathcliff, I trust you with the lives of my men. All of those wanting it, they shall follow you to Myujen.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">The words where shocking of all the members of RKUPA there present.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Gawn: “What are you thinking???!!!”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Galant: “My final decision.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Bors: “what???”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Galant: “For all the sins and the bad decisions I have committed, I deserve punishment.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Percival: “what decisions? What punishment? You are insane!”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Galant: “No I am not. I have never been saner in my life.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Kana: “Your meaning?”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Galant: “I am unworthy as leader, I made grave decisions that have cost much lives. For this, I will stand for all of you in this battle, as you fall back to the other city.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Gawn: “you will sacrifice for us?”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Galant: “Yes. Yet I will fight Cerdic with those that remain here, at my command. If I defeat him, I will see you in Myujen.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">They all started to reject Galant’s plan.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Bors: “Galant, I can understand how you fell about this, yet there is not reason to martyr yourself.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Percival: “This will be the gravest mistake you make as leaders do not go!”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Kana: “remain with us!”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Diana: “I beg you, stay you us!”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Galant: “MORE THAN ENOUGH!”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Everybody stopped talking.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“This is my last command to you as leader: go!”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">He stopped for a moment, as he looked at everybody’s face.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“Please tell the army our plan, and let them chose their Fate. I do not wish to see any of you here tomorrow. Knights, my path with you is over now.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">He began to lower the stairs, but stopped on the second tread, and turned back looking towards Lance.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“Lance, please protect them.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">He ended and began to get down the stairs. Lance looked towards Guinevere who was also looking towards him without a single word. Lance nodded to her and followed Galant, and began conversation with him, while the seriously walked towards the HQ of KoB.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“Galant, this is not how you should solve this. This is not your fight. How many times we have been together here, fought the monsters fought Cerdic we faced dangers, and killed thousands! For was that for, but to arrive for this moment?! And now that is so near! When we are almost there! LOOK AT ME!”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">He grabbed his shoulder and forced him to turn to him.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“You do not recall that at all?!”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“You ask me that? The one that best knows me?”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Galant continued to walk but Lance

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“Then do not stay! Death is the only thing you will find! Obey me place for our brotherhood I beg of you…”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Galant placed his hand on his the left side of Lance’s neck

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“Be my brother then and do not try to convince me. Enjoy your new freedom and live it for both of us. I WILL NOT FOLLOW YOU SHUN! I understand that spilling blood and all the monsters I have killed, have leaded me to this moment.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Lance looked at him and reluctantly nodded.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Galant placed his hand then on his shoulder and continued walking, Lance tried to grab him from the hand but it slipped. He then looked at him, and later towards the wall once again when Guinevere appeared running behind of her husband, passing him by. Lance looked up to the sky and sighed.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">---

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Galant entered his room, entered his menu took a look at the armor Liz had crafted for him. He then tried it on, when suddenly the door was opened. It was Guinevere, she slapped Galant in the face upon entrance.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“I am going with you.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“No you are not.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“I will be there whether you like it or not!”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“NO!”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“YES”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“NO!”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“YES”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“NO!”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“DAMNIT!”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">She sat down on the bed silent. There was a brief moment of silence on the room, but it was soon broken.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“Do you recall that moment months ago after the defeat of Belphegor. You swore to protect me even at cost of my life.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“Yes, that is why I am doing this.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“I swore the same to you.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Galant heartbeat stopped for a second.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“You cannot tell me to not stay, I will remain here with you.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“Sakura, I am doing this so you live. And manage to get out of this world.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“Life here, on the real world, the afterlife, it is not life, absent your touch.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Those words penetrate in Galant’s heart as if he had been shot with a sniper rifle, and  the bullet had pierced out.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“Alright, I can say the same of you. Yet if you want to stay you must know the truth.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“What truth?”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“This morning before the battle, I got up early and went to the inner part of the facility. I found. Diana there, we began to talk and… we almost kissed. I am sorry.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Diana’s eyes widened and she was shocked. She turned around, giving her back to Galant.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“Why do you tell me?”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“I could not lie to you?”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“Why not?”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Galant hugs her.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“Because I love you.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Guinevere got of the hug and tuned once again to Galant. She was with tears at her eyes and just immersed on Galant’s chest, crying, he felt to the bed, because of the unexpected weight, yet the girl continued to cry on him. They lied there for several minutes. Guinevere cry was not too loud; it was just a way to express herself. Once it seemed it had finished, Galant spoke.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“I am sorry. I know this it is not enough, yet I will repay you with anything. I am sorry I am truly, sorry.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“How?”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“I will never lie you again, I will never do that again. I will protect you, as I once sworn to you.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">The girl, still with teary eyes spoke.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“Okay, you must still do something more.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“Something?”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“Yes I do not know what, but something.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“Ok.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Guinevere gave her extended hand to Galant, as he grabbed it.

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“I love you, Sakura.”

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">“I will always be with you. I love you…”

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Heavaltica","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Part 2