There was a small farming village about half a day's walk north of Eltobourg. In a deserted cemetery on the outskirts of that village, a man whose hair was an unusual raven color was visiting a grave.

The man walked through the rows of graves and stopped in front of a rather shabby headstone. He then cleared away the dead leaves around that headstone and cleaned it. Next, he arranged some flowers in front of the grave, splashed water on the headstone, and then closed his eyes and put his palms together.

After a brief moment like this, he looked up towards the headstone and opened his mouth to speak.

「I have just returned. I apologize for not being back in almost four years. And please forgive me for needing to leave this place again」