The touch alone, even though he couldn't feel it through his armor, was enough. His gauntlet covered hand reached up to touch her face. His smile was warm and only meant for her. This was the Yeul he let go to allow her to live her own life without his constant supervision. This was the Yeul that saw the new future and followed him through her visions. This was the Yeul that saw the cold, dark side of Caius and still loved him for it. She was also the second Yeul he saw shortly after her birth and knew exactly what to say.

He watched her from afar, even back then, and watched her grow. She thrived and flourished without his care and she made friends without his interference to disrupt her social life. She learned to love another and he came to respect the man she chose. It was fine with him. She needed that chance, those experiences and not once regretted his decision.

He interpreted her visions and read into the future so distant that she couldn't see into and felt the presence of Etro both times. His eyes glazed over, his smile had faded as he recalled every single instance in a flash of memory that it seemed as if the inside of his mind was replaying them in super speed motion. There was something he needed to say but couldn't.

He refocused after the jumbled recollection, and shook his head quickly with his eyes shut tight. He couldn't think properly. "Yeul."

Just saying her name was filled with heartbreak, joy and pain. She was here in this place but for what reason? Were they needed here? This wasn't Valhalla, or some unknown place that he hadn't seen yet come to pass. "Is this the future you saw?" His voice broke in those words.

He never saw her last vision where she told Noel that they would meet again.