Her voice broke slightly. "I love you, Satou. I love you so much it terrifies me every single day. The thought of you going into danger, of facing that monster who tortured you in the nightmare realm... it makes me want to forbid you from going, to lock you in the settlement, to keep you safe here where I can protect you."
She laughed bitterly through her tears. "But I can't do that, can I? Because you have already made up your mind to hunt down and kill Merc assault."
Lyra's grip on him tightened almost painfully. "So I'm not going to ask you to stay. I'm not going to beg you to let someone else handle it. I'm just going to ask you one thing—come back to me. To us. That's all. Just... come back."
Then Lyra suddenly kissed Satou. The kiss lasted long enough that several people in the room politely looked away, giving them a moment of privacy despite the audience.
