The Meadow of Emergence
She arrives just in time. Any longer and I'd raise suspicion. The shadows on the Meadow hide me well but I'm sure she knows I'm here. I step out into the moonlight that has settled in the center of the Meadow.

"I'm glad you made it. Princess, forgive the urgency, your father mustn't know I'm here." I remove my hood. To reveal myself. She knows me as her uncle. But in truth I am her father. Or at least an important part of his existence. His emotions.

Oasis
Lilianna has matters she needs to attend to. All the more better for me to find the next outbreak of Umbra. There are a few points where it has amassed. Too much for me to handle alone. But... if I had more hands. No, I can't rely on them. Not now. I wave Lilianna off and close my eyes to focus. I want to get at least one more before settling down for rest.

Then, the replica asks something unexpected.
"I do. Very much I do." The memories churn in my mind like oil. The slightest spark ignites them and makes my head an inferno. I miss every incarnation of her. Each one taught me something important. Each one was what I needed when I needed it. No one could ask for a better partner. Even if I am a ghost. My heart is just. And this task is one no one but I could accomplish. I decide to ask my own questions.

"Do you think a memory has the right to dream?"