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"I… I really… I really want… to go with you," Ruby confessed.
"Oh?!" I opened my eyes wide. Our friends standing nearby looked just as surprised when they heard her answer. Celica's mouth parted a little, and Mist tilted her head as if she had not expected such a direct reply.
"I want to go with everyone else…" she nodded more firmly this time, her voice growing steadier. "I'd love to stay here longer, but I feel like… really, if I just stay here forever I'm going to go insane. I need to see the world outside these mountains already. I want to see all these places you guys always describe… a world that's not just mountains, caves, and snow… it must be really exciting. I've spent so many years looking at the same peaks and listening to the same wind. I think I've reached my limit."
