Huge Tree

You searched through your back.

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Where did I put the flower...?

It's not there. Maybe I should buy another one...

[Strange Voice]

There is a small sign in front of the tree.

- Here lies a kind

Should I put the bouquet down?

Before laying the flower, you checked whether that tree was the right one.

I put down the Cherished Bouquet and took a moment of silence.

Who's there?

Beside the tree, a small grandmother held out her hand.

[Grandma]

Do you... know who it is? did you know Irene??

Looking at the clothes, I think you're a traveler. My memory is fading.

I came here out of a favor.

A favor? Adler's and that?

I'm Irene's grandmother who fell asleep here. My name is Lucy.

[Grandma Lucy]

At this time of year, Adler is the children who come to me always at this time of year, but this year I will not be able to candles.

Bye. Thank you for coming all the way to this countryside.

Irene will thank you. Bye...

How did commander Adler know Irene?

Commander?

...So it was true. Mr. Adler was a soldier with high position after all.

Although it's a long story to tell a stranger, I will tell you. And you've been sent by Mr. Adler..

I've been living in Einbech with Irene for a long time.

Irene's mom and dad left the house seeking a better job. It's been more than 10 years since we lost contact.

As you know, there are many accidents in Einbech.

There were only old people left in the village. So it must have been boring for Irene. But she didn't want to move to another village because she believed that her parents would come back one day.

And... About this time that year, it was when the mine was not closed yet. I heard a rumor that there were bad guys called rebel forces deep inside the mine.

She would go to the mine every day to sell some food. And on that day, I told her not to go there.

But she said it would be okay and went to the mine...

(Grandma Lucy started to shed tears and you handed her your handkerchief)

Thank you... There was an accident on that day... One of the tunnels was collapsed and some people never came back.

Irene was one of them...

You must have been devastated...

Although they said it was an accident, there was a rumor.

People told me that there were bad guys hiding in the mine and soldiers came to get them.

But it was not important to me at all.

I just felt devastated to lose my son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter. I was absent-minded and did not find any reason to live on...

That's when Mr. Adler visited me.

I was so surprised when he knocked the door of my house...He came in and bowed down to me all of a sudden.

I was surprised again and asked him why. Then he told me about Irene.

He said that Irene's death was his fault and apologized knocking his head on the floor...

I didn't know what was going on and just told him to stop it.

He didn't tell me a detailed story. He left the house and came back later. Then he would send flowers and money to me.

Thanks to his support, I recovered myself. Then I moved to Einbroche and planted this tree to remember Irene.

Every time he gave me flowers or money, I always refused. But he insisted to give them to me...

I wondered why he was doing this. Nevertheless, he was a high-ranking soldier...

.........

Thank you very much for telling me the hard story.

Welcome. Thanks to you, I heard the story about Mr. Adler. It makes me feel much better now.

Thank you. If you don't mind, please stop by my house occasionally and talk to this old woman...

You dedicated the Bunch Of Flowers and paid a silent tribute briefly.

Rest in peace, Irene...

Traveler. You came again. Thank you.

If you see Mr. Adler, please send him my gratitude.

Just then, you met grandma Lucy near the tree and said hello to her.

[Huge Tree]

- Here lies a kind girl -