Yuusha — Ni Minna |verified|

“Minna,” Theo said at last, turning. His eyes were hollow, twin furnaces burning low. “You fought well.”

The silence stretched.

She turned and walked toward the broken archway that led to the outer stair. The others followed—Kael limping, Elara helping Finn, who was starting to shiver. No one looked back. yuusha ni minna

Kael laughed—a dry, broken sound. “I’m Kael. Remember? You called me ‘mage’ for eighteen months until Finn told you my name. You looked embarrassed for half a second, then went back to calling me ‘mage.’” “Minna,” Theo said at last, turning

He opened his mouth to call after them— Alena, Kael, Elara, Finn —but the words felt foreign on his tongue, like speaking a language he had never bothered to learn. ” Theo said at last