The scene grew awkward for a moment. Fortunately, Barbara's emotional intelligence was quite high; she quickly regained her composure and didn't press the issue.
As the third daughter of the Warm Fire Commerce Association, she had an exquisite appearance and an aloof temperament, but she wasn't spoiled and capricious like many wealthy young ladies tend to be.
She changed the subject and said, "The ashes... The ashes of the knights who died to protect me, I have received them." Pausing, she looked earnestly into Andrew's eyes, "Thank you. Those ashes mean a lot to me."
From Barbara's perspective—
Originally, she ventured out happily, exploring, but the outcome was that all her companions were killed, shattering her innocent dreams into pieces.
Now, being out of contact with her family, she was forced to stay in this remote town deep in the desert, having to face the nearly invincible Desert Speaker Rose amid the sand tides—
The mental pressure was, understandably, immense!
