The video recording stopped abruptly, along with the sound, making Eden notice how much she was crying. Embarrassed, she rubbed her cheeks, before realizing she was still in the Dark Reality, and probably crying anyway in the real world; she tried to breathe in and out and turned to Pan.
"Th-Thank you for showing me this," she said.
"I knew you'd be happy to see it." He smiled, tilting his head. "...And I'm sorry you didn't get much time with Dad."
"So... he knew?"
Pan nodded.
"After what had happened to me, he and Mother had figured out that The Core might try to use you... Not only that, but it had already been a few years since my birth and the new Core, and as time passed, Father was getting more and more upset with what The Core's leaders were doing. He was arguing more and mor
