"Well..." Asbel rubbed his chin in thought. "You know the wall outside the house? We could mark our names on it. Walls are pretty strong, right? Or we could wear matching accessories. Or even make a special place right here in Aqures Ixen. There are lots of things friends can do together, so I think there must be lots of methods for making pacts, too."

Still, he had to admit there had been something special about Lhant Hill, something he wasn't quite sure they could properly replicate here. But it wasn't the tree or the fantastic view that mattered, was it? "Even if it's not quite the same, the most important part of any pact is your feelings when you make it."