My name is Shugo Yuy. And I've made some mistakes over the past years. Running when I should have stood my ground. Hiding when I should have fought for control. Letting my fears get the best of me. But then come moments like the one I find myself in right now. When this tight knot in my chest threatens to suffocate me. I had three brothers once. Well sort of at least. Despite our lack of like blood, my brothers meant everything to me. My eldest brother Masahiro, who I had strived to catch up to. My younger brother, Shouichi, who I always protected. And the one who was by my side through everything, Valo. But I messed that up.

And that I guess makes my current predicament... awkward? You see I was on a scouting mission with my partner. However as my usual partner, Ibolya, was on guard duty with the prisoner, my younger brother still recovering from a broken leg, and litany of other quite frankly insane excuses of which somehow the least ridiculous was Arose faking a heart and suggesting my other brother. Not my other, other brother, but my other brother.

So here I am. Walking through this weird forest trying to find some fragments of the Starsquall. Arose had given out this mission, stating that leaving the advanced technology inside could be harmful for this world's natural development. I understood the importance, but damn... the tension was high. At least for me. Besides a humble, "Hey how's it going?" barely any words had been spoken between the two of us in the past five years. I had always assumed my brother hadn't exploded on me yet out of respect for the Initiative. Or even worse, because he had given up on me.