Part 402: Ricken A

That wedding was so fun! I'm glad we got to go.

Yep. It seemed like the whole village was celebrating!

Even though they didn't really know who we were, they gave us so much food. It was like a harvest festival.

A harvest festival? I haven't been to one in ages! Oh, I love festivals! People are laughing, and dancing, and eating tasty food!

You like it when you're surrounded by lots of people, don't you?

When I was young, which is a REALLY long time ago, I had no one to talk to. Sometimes, it got so lonely I thought I was the only person in the world. That's why whenever I see a party going on, I just HAVE to join in.

You don't get lonely now, though, do you?

Oh, no! Now I have lots of friends, and there's always someone to talk to! Like you! And Robin! And all the other nice people in the army!

But...

But what?

But someday, everyone is going to leave and go their separate ways, aren't they? And when that happens, I'll be alone again, just like before.

No way! I'm not going to let that happen!

In fact, when the war finishes, why don't we go on a tour of all the festivals we can find?

Like, all around the whole world?

Yeah! We'll invite the others and travel to every last corner of the map! Every single day would be a new festival with music and candied apples for all!

Oh my gosh! We could try to see every festival in the world! Promise me, Ricken! Promise you'll take me on this tour!

It's a promise!