No matter how Augutina sought across the Western Continent, she could never find the slightest trace of him.
It was precisely because of this that Augutina's feelings for that human boy became extremely complex.
On one hand, was the overwhelming longing that arose in her heart.
On the other hand, though knowing that he likely remained unaware and unintentional, she still harbored lingering resentment for his disappearance that lasted two Eras.
So much so that by the Fourth Epoch, when Augutina finally discovered his traces through the council's outpost in the Empire Capital—
She knew well that Shiayar did not recognize her at all, and that she should not reveal herself... but in the end, she could not restrain herself, and descended into the Empire Capital, teasing the clueless boy a few times.
Watching the utterly unaware Shiayar, carefully confronting her in the Dark Night Garden, cautiously probing and speculating...
