"There, I still remember, my home used to be over there, very close to the harbor... Every time my father and I returned from the sea, it was always very late, and I was so tired, but it didn't take long to get home after disembarking... In the past, there were many of our kin at this port..."
Ilois leaned against the edge of the elevator, looking down at the bustling guests and staff in the harbor below, but she could no longer see the Moon Rabbits with their long ears atop their heads and soft fur on the sides of their faces.
The same snow, the same winter, now that she was back, it felt all the more foreign to Ilois.
Ilois seemed a bit downhearted, and no one else responded. Just as Valentina was about to speak, Fisher, who was standing behind Ilois, gently patted her shoulder and said to her,