[Even if Hayame shows only the tiniest hint of wishing to explore Liem’s city for purely personal reasons, that small hint is more than enough to bring an approving look to his face. After all, no matter how much he might share about his home while in Kenos, whether speaking of it or sharing glimpses through his Sunbeam, he could never previously capture what it was like to truly be there. Even if this city might not belong to the same world that he left behind, it is similar enough for him to wish to share it with her.]

Happily, [he agrees. For a long moment, he glances up at the ancient temple whose facade they’re standing in front of—then, he looks down the hill, towards the rest of the city, and, somewhere, the world shard.]

We can see some of it on the way, even, since I’m sure the shard’s direction won’t become exact until we’re closer to it.

[That’s been his experience so far, at least; he’s been obliged to wander all over, heading in the right general direction and hoping for the best. Only the pull of the dreamer shard was more insistent, more clear.]

My home church is in that direction, actually, which is how I know the shard must be further east even than that.