Abril called for Tarik and took him to the first guardian, just as he had requested. As they walked down the hallway, he asked a bit shyly.
"How is Lissana? Is she growing well?"
"Since she always asks about you, you should talk to her."
"I will when I return."
"Why do you refuse to talk to her? It seems to me that you miss her too."
"Because if I see her, I'll lose my resolve to stay here and end up going back."
Tarik's words didn't sound like those of a friend, Abril asked him, with some fear of hearing his answer, "Tarik, why do you want Lissana to grow up?"
"When I grew up, we grew apart. I want everything to be like it was before. I want to get my friend back."
"Lissana has never stopped seeing you as her friend. If that's your only reason for not going back to the land of the
