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Guess: Hunter died and Eika doesn't know bc her familiars are busy fighting an he's just right there, next to her, dead?
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I thought of that one. But that's not sad enough, because she doesn't realize he's dead until it's too late. So my brain went "Pssst. Pssst. Give them a final conversation."

AND THAT'S WHAT GOT ME, CAUSE CRYING BLIND GIRL AND HUNTER TRYING NOT TO CRY AS HE FADES AWAY HURTS.