"A nightmare? What were you dreaming about that made you writhe so much?" Koru asked.
"About my homeland... and my family. I saw them burn alive! And I couldn't do anything about it," he replied, looking sadly at the ground.
An eerie silence enveloped the two.
But then Koru broke it.
"I know that! Those dreams. After my parents died, I had similar ones."
"They died? I'm sorry!"
"You don't need to be. Even though they were good people, they gave their lives to lead ours to a better future."
"I can't really say the same!... I only received hatred and anger with a thirst for revenge for their murderers."
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"That's not true! I can't and won't believe that! They must have given you more than that."
"Do you really think so?"
"Yes! And if you don't believe me, then I will prove it to you!"
"And how are you going to do that? When we arrive in Kurani, you'll be judged and, in the worst case, executed!"
Koru thought for a moment.
"Then I will escape!"
"What?"
"Yes! I want to atone for my crimes, but if I can't help you overcome your anger because of it, then I'll find another way to do it!"
Kawao could hardly believe what Koru was telling him.
His feeling on Isulon was right.
They had become very good friends.
"If you're going to escape, then I'll escape too! Let's find a way out of this situation together! Like on Isulon!"
Koru smiled at him.
"Yes! Let's do that!"
Kawao glanced at the chains that bound him, which he had hardly paid attention to until now.
He had a strange feeling when he looked at them.
"What's with these chains? They feel strange."
"That's because they suppress your Nyd! I don't know what they're made of, but they've been used since the wars!" Koru explained.
'So I can't break them easily, huh?'
"That's why we'll probably have to wait until we're in prison, if we both end up there, to find a chance to escape!"
Kawao thought for a moment.
He began to smile.
"Maybe we'll get that chance sooner than you think!"