'The star road is distant, the deep sea silent.'
This saying is an adage from the early Fourth Era, a time when humanity left Earth and entered the vast deep space. Now, Tilan once again felt the meaning of these few words.
As the Starship gradually left the Federation's territory, everything 'quietened' down, with the countless voices and information on the past networks disappearing; the only things audible and visible were the people and matters around them.
"Though not knowing the outside situation may cause anxiety, this kind of life feels wonderfully fulfilling," Deloris said to Tilan one day at breakfast.
The young lady of the Incense Burning Workshop did not stay in the Federation to inherit the family business but chose to leave with Tilan, entering this vast starry sky.
"Because life has become controllable," Tilan replied.
