As Emiri deemed her bow alright, she found that couldn't quite calm down. Her arm was shaking somewhat, and she had to put her other hand over it just to stop it. It was then that she noticed Jaakuna approaching her. She looked at him, though to her surprise he pulled her into a hug. As he apologized to her, she remembered how she ended up stabbing him in the illusion. Before she could control herself, she felt her entire body shake. She didn't even realize she started crying, and she held onto Jaakuna tightly, sobbing into his chest. Indeed, despite the nightmare being over, the group still felt its effects on them. Nadeline felt somewhat guilty, though she made sure she would not forget Lola's comment on Jaakuna. For now, she would leave it for another time.

"[b]I don't think I can stand this place much longer.[/b]" Grant told the group, lightly rubbing his neck. As much as he didn't want to admit it, he hadn't exactly gotten over his nightmare just yet. "[b]Can we go now?[/b]"

"[b]We still have our original goal, I don't think Lola took the Esper, her intention was clearly to eliminate us.[/b]" Nadeline reminded him, though she too was growing quite weary of this place. "[b]If we can still move on, we should.[/b]"

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"[b]I'll have to get back to you on that. Duty calls.[/b]" Shion replied, pointing to the trees. Francis would be able to see someone there, though he would not recognize Lola as she sat on the branch, lazily leaning against the tree and awaiting the pair to finish. She had a rather cheerful expression, though she was not looking at the two, instead tracing her finger on her lips rather wistfully. Shion remained looking at Francis, still smiling. "[b]You can get off whenever you feel like it, though.[/b]" She told him, pointing out that he was still on top of her.