In the silence, Sed took a few steps toward Annie, opened his mouth and spoke: "Miss Annie…"
"Shh!"
Annie extended one finger with her right hand, placing it vertically against her lips.
Sed froze.
Annie blinked her long eyelashes twice and stepped forward, walking over the scorched black ground, to the corpse of the fallen Magic Knight Squad Leader, crouching down beside it.
The Squad Leader's body was only half remaining, with large patches of charred skin on the surface. Annie gently touched the forehead with her hand, her lips moving ever so slightly as if whispering something unknown.
Then she stood up, glanced at Sed, and said in a slow and serious tone: "Give him a proper burial, with the highest honors!"
"Yes." Sed lowered his head.
The surrounding Magic Knights all showed slight changes in expression, their gazes somewhat complex.
