2816 Another Life (Part 2)

"So what?" Lith asked, sighing in relief.

"So, I know I can't teach them how to handle their powers, but you can." Rena replied. "I know that at some point in Leria's life, if she Awakens and then turns into a new kind of Divine Beast, she will feel lost and confused.

"I know that I'm asking a lot of you, but please, be their parent for the things I can't help them with. Be their parent when I won't be here anymore. Please, promise me that you'll protect them and take care of them like you did for me."

"Why me? Why not Tista?" Lith felt a lump in his throat, not for the commitment that the promise implied but at the idea of living in a world without his big sister.

"Because Tista still looks up to you to find her path in life. I know that she can keep my children safe but I don't think she can teach them anything about being a hybrid, let alone a Divine Beast.