Wind, Moon, and Blade · Chapter 9

If You Don't Say It, It Won't Be Understood

When I climbed the hill, I found Lyn gazing up at the moon.

Lyn

...Captain? What brings you here?

Did you come out to look at the moon too? Fufu.

...The moon is beautiful tonight.

Just as beautiful as the one I used to admire back in the Eastern Continent.

...I made things tense earlier, didn't it?

I'm sorry. I didn't intend to go that far...

No... that's not it.

What's done is done. It's all my fault.

Are you busy right now?

Lyn

...No. I was just planning to look at the moon for a bit before heading back.

I'm sorry if I made you worried. I'll head back soon.

...Fufu. How strange.

I never thought I'd be saying the very things I usually hear from the children...

If it's all right, would you like to take a walk together?

Lyn

...Huh?

Lyn

Do you usually enjoy taking walks, Captain?

Not often, but sometimes.

Lyn

Fufu, I see.

You are the Journey Captain, after all. You must be quite busy.

...Thank you, Captain. And again, I'm sorry.

Thank you for helping us so sincerely...

And I apologize for making everything awkward despite everything you've done for us.

Don't worry about it. No one's perfect.

All we can do is just try our best to become better.

Lyn

...

What's wrong?

Lyn

...What you just said, Captain.

It's something the Sect Master often says as well... so it surprised me.

I still don't fully understand why he personally asked for you...

But perhaps there is some special reason I don't know about.

...Are Serpang and Toto asleep?

They're fast asleep.

Lyn

And...

I didn't see Fei.

Lyn

I see...

...

My earliest memory begins on a snowy day, at the front gate of the Wind Moon Sect.

The Sect Master took me in after finding me abandoned at the gate.

Not long after, he brought another child with him.

I still remember him saying he picked up a little wolf from the back alleys... Fufu.

...

Lyn

...We were very close.

We thought of each other as sisters and were always together. With Serpang and Toto as well.

Back then, it really was...

If...

If only...

If only... I could return to that day, just once...

...Fufu, I'm not even sure what I'm saying.

It's all in the past.

I seem to be rambling. I'm sorry for taking your time, Captain.

...It's quite chilly tonight.

Shall we head back?

There's a companion of mine who likes cooking.

Lyn

...Huh?

But she's really bad at it.

Lyn

Fufu, I think this is the first time I've heard you criticize someone like that, Captain.

I held it in for a while, but eventually I told her I'd cook instead.

Which was basically a roundabout way of telling her to stop.

Lyn

Yes... I suppose it is...

Even so, my true feelings didn't get across.

Lyn

...Your true feelings.

When we get back, I'm going to tell her plainly.

If you don't say it, your feelings won't get through.

Lyn

"If you don't say it, your feelings won't get through..."

If there's something you want to say too, Lyn...

Maybe you shouldn't keep it bottled up.

Lyn

Something I want to say...

...I see.

But... so much time has already passed since...

...

Thank you for asking me to walk with you, Captain.

...Ah.

The moon really is beautiful tonight...

Just as Lyn said, the moon in the sky seemed brighter than ever.

Bathed in moonlight, Lyn and I returned to the campsite together.