No one knew what Serey was thinking at that time, not even Serey himself could understand, but when the first ray of sunlight seared Serey's hand, bringing a piercing pain, Serey's wandering mind finally cleared.
For the Night Race, that was an unbearable agony, not just from physical sensation, but also from absolute psychological fear, and Serey almost screamed out.
In the pain, he thought of Aisha, thought of what Aisha had gone through.
"You really are a brave person..." Serey repeated in collapse, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry."
Serey still couldn't summon the courage, just like at the end of the Dawn War, he didn't dare face his father, nor dare to embrace the long-lost sunlight; he fled back into the darkness like a rat aflame.
…
"That's how the story goes," Serey tried to calm his emotions, "After that, I met you, came to this ghostly place, day after day, until today."
