969 Hasty Departure

Dinner was shaping up to be a mostly quiet affair. Not in a somber way though; the mood in the room was far from feeling like anything grim or dour. 

It was just… well, quiet. 

But was that really so surprising after what just happened? What we just saw? The survival of Asteria. The defeat of Terestra. All in no small part due to the heroic sacrifice of the great hero Leonardo. 

Sure, it might just be a video game. Some happily-ever-after end devised by some overworked scenario writer hopped up on like a gallon of caffeine. And really, I'd have no problem writing it all off as just that. The problem was Dad… the look on his face, the offness in his demeanor… 

He was making it really difficult to brush the entire thing aside.