[ this place will always haunt her, it's true - the horror of what happened here, the truth of the coils, so many timeless, tortured souls, bahamut's great fury and anguish.. until the day she dies, she will look upon these memories with a chill in her heart.

but right now, all that matters is seeing her grandfather one last time. hearing his sweet, kind voice as he speaks his final words to her, gentle and uplifting as he had always been. tears prick the corners of her eyes, her throat closing up tightly. ]

No. The outcome was the best that anyone could have hoped for, given the circumstances. Grandfather's soul was freed at last.. that is what matters.

[ much as she had wanted to cling on so tightly, to hold to him and never let go, beg him to stay.. he deserved his rest, and she had needed to let him go. to stand on her own. ]