Dream of the Golden Rose_3

"The petals, they carry something very precious," Susanna said, closing her eyes and clasping her hands around the Golden Rose, allowing the gold's brightness to vanish from the trio's sight.

"What kind of thing?"

"Human nature, the sediment of intense spiritual remnants."

"Ah, isn't that the bad stuff like grudges? Susanna, you should throw it away quickly."

After picking up the Golden Rose, Susanna seemed like a different person, more delicate. She leaned on Irason's shoulder, placing her petite body against the somewhat bewildered Green Dragon Priest.

"This isn't the kind of intense bad stuff. It only allows the one who touches it to experience those leftover feelings. If it had the power to influence its bearer, it wouldn't have left behind these regrets."

Irason knew that Susanna liked this Golden Rose.

Gently wrapping his arms around Susanna's shoulders, Irason drew circles in the sand next to her.