[Long description: The two stand at length from one another, wind stirring Sabine's coat and Kou's shawl. Their stances look stiff and cold.

Kou cuts the tension by saying "But Sabine... She will. They all will, in the end."

His mask darkens as he inclines his head slightly. "Even those who hide behind the wall. 'For all rivers drown in the same sea...'" ]