The flames of war that decimated the lands they resided in, robbed them of everything. Although exhausted, the embers still linger within the minds and hearts of those who fought endlessly. Yet, there stood boy who stumbled across the ashes of war. Awaiting to be rekindled, it stared back at him, prompting him to answer its question. "What is it that you will fight for?"

"I may not know what to do now or have a clear path to walk, but I'll work on finding it. The least I can do is try." Subaru and Echidna share a conversation within her Castle of Dreams. A conversation that brings forth his own hypocrisy into the light.