I stepped out of the shadows, my blue kimono and hairpin catching the light. “Neither do I,” I said with a smirk.

I know," you replied, stepping out of the shadows and into the light. "But I had nowhere else to go.

The young boy, Kenzo, stands before Lukas with a determined expression on his face, holding his flaming blue umbrella tightly in his hand. He takes a step forward, his eyes fixed on Lukas. "I know I shouldn't be here, but I have nowhere else to go.