A Sense of Kinship

For a long while, they stared at each other.

That was only natural. One of them had no tongue, while the other could not speak, so a vocal conversation was impossible.

“……”

“……”

They repeatedly stared at each other in silence.

Then it was the girl who acted first.

The shy girl emerged from inside the pillar and cautiously stood before Mori.

A light shone in the young girl’s eyes.

That light was called longing.

To a girl of low birth who had received little proper education, Mori looked like a young lady from a noble household...