Happy Birthday

"You'll have to leave soon, won't you?" He asked quietly.

Celly was quiet for a moment, but she seemed to already know that this would be it, "Yeah. In two more months, I'll be returning to Vasmoria."

"--" He looked down with a silent sadness in his amethyst eyes.

"But, Emilio…"

"Huh?"

"You'll be able to come see me on your own again. You're planning on becoming an adventurer soon, right?" Celly asked with a kind smile.

As he looked up at her, the sunlight caused those emerald eyes of her to glitter with a kaleidoscope of beauty and benevolence, leaving him speechless.

All he was able to do was simply nod his chin.

"Well, you can't explore the world without seeing Vasmoria, now can you?" Celly asked.

The somber expression on his face faded away as he began to smile, shaking his head, "No."