And what would she do, if he said no? Could she force them apart, could she put him back in the tower, throw Yuui back into the pit? Could she reverse time? What did she want from him? They had been born together.

The desperation in Fai's grip was an echo of Yuui's. He had been ready to die, but now hope had told him a story about a future where they could live on, together, and it seemed unjust beyond comprehension that only now would it all be truly taken away.

"What is the price?"