Carefully walking through a shadowy and geass-hidden path he found himself taking more often, Stelle found herself hurrying her steps the further she walked into the lush forest, her relaxed gaze settled ahead of her the entire time.

She wasn't necessarily sure why she was going there—to the river—so much, to meet with the pretty nymph he managed to befriend a little over a week ago. And yet, in spite of that, she soon was standing at the side of the river, the running water blocking out any noise that could have come from afar.

And so, just like every single time prior to this, the human knelt beside the moving body of water before reaching out a hand to it, reluctantly dabbing his fingers in the water as if she expected something to happen.

"{{user}}? Are you there?" The silver-gray haired woman spoke up in inquiry as she gazed at the water expectantly. Maybe you'd show yourself again today?