You aren't cold?
I'm fine.
So... where shall we go?
Yes...
A place unknown to me.
A place we have never been...
...where no one knows who we are...
A place like that.
Yes.
Such a place must exist.
That's the lake from before.
I remember it fondly...
...though it was such a short time ago.
What's wrong, Cielo?!
Come on, Cielo!
It's beautiful.
I have never ventured beyond those mountains.
Shall we go?
Are you scared?
I have you, Romeo.
Hold on tight. Don't be thrown off.
Come to think of it...
A long time ago, I heard a tale...
...of a deep forest beyond the mountains where Cielo's kind roamed wild.
Could it be this forest?
It may be.
Amazing... the sky seems so small.
There is truly nothing here but trees, is there?
Yet it is full of things you would never find in the city.
Look. Wild strawberries.
They are almost ripe.
You should fill this with them.
You kept that?
Y-Yes, it always... reminded me of you.
Thank you!
Right, next time, I will sew a shirt!
No, that's, er...
What?
Um...
I look forward to it.
I will try my best.
Lend me the handkerchief.
I will fill it up!
So sour!
You have never eaten wild strawberries before, have you, Romeo?
But they are very good.
You do not need to choke them down.
I'm not, I swear.
When I was little...
When I returned home from picking strawberries...
Cordelia would make jam from them.
Cordelia?
Was she the person with you when I saved you on Cielo?
Yes.
She is... like an older sister to me.
She is steadfast and kind...
Every night, she brushes my hair.
Every single night since we were little.
Even when she was sick, she would still brush it for me.
I was too young to remember ever dressing as a girl...
...but she would always say the same thing:
Your hair is so pretty...
I love your hair, Lady Juliet!
How come?
Because it is our secret; just between the two of us!
No one has ever seen this hair but me.
Is that why?!
Yes.
That's why. It is my treasure!
Maybe that is why...
Why I refused to cut my hair short.
I see.
What is it?
The scent of flowers...
Romeo?
What is it, Romeo?
Wait there!
No!
So beautiful!
Amazing!
How wonderful. A bed of flowers.
Don't do that!
What a nice smell.
You have petals...
Stop it!
He is in a cheerful mood.
You understand Cielo very well, don't you, Romeo?
Cielo has been by my side through everything for a long, long time.
I do not have siblings, you understand.
How long have you and Cielo been together?
My mother sent him to me on my seventh birthday.
Your mother?
The day before...
...it was decided that my mother would leave the Keep...
...so Cielo was offered to me in return.
Oh.
With my mother gone...
...I was sometimes lonely...
...but because he was by my side...
...I knew I was not alone.
Thank you, Cielo.
Staying beside Romeo for all this time.
Once Cielo grew old enough to fly, my world grew much vaster.
It allowed me to visit my mother.
You may not believe it...
...but he used to be only this big!
Really?
Really!
It's as if he is your little brother.
So it is.
It is all thanks to my mother.
She was so kind.
I only met her for a few minutes...
...but I could tell that she truly loved you.
And yet we left without saying a word...
Because I know my mother will be all right.
Cielo, what is it? Is something there?
A pegasus!
You... you're injured?
Come here!
There is no reason to be frightened.
It is all right.
See?
So sweet-tempered.
There, that will stop the bleeding.
Get better soon.
Isn't that nice, Cielo?
You have met a fine friend.
What?
Now this is a surprise!
We came chasing that pegasus filly...
...and found ourselves a nobleman!
With a girl?!
It can't be! That's a white pegasus.
Who are you?
I'm afraid we found that chestnut filly first, my Lord.
Good little boys should not steal.
You're the ones that hurt her?
Shall we take the white stallion while we're at it?
Let's go!
Run.
No!
Stay right there!
Don't turn aside!
Don't mess with us, nobleman!
Juliet!
You bastard...
...putting up a fight...
Stop right there.
Leave now, and take your friends with you.
D-Don't forget this!
Hey, get a hold of yourself...
Damn it all...
Are you hurt?
Are you?
I'm fine.
I will protect you.
Just like Cielo protected her.
Cielo...
...you are indeed strong.
Romeo...
There, Cielo, take her with you.
From now on, you had better take good care of her.
Nothing will constrain you.
You can live here and be free...
...with her.
Let us both live protecting what is dear to us...
Cielo.
It's a promise.
Let's go, Juliet.
But...
It is better this way.
Be happy.
Is it all right?
Really?
Worry not.
Romeo...
...if I could only share your sadness...
A town!
Look, down there.
I will have them give us some food there.
Wait here. I will be right back.
We aren't open until the evening.
Could you-
You'll have to come back later.
Could you give me food in exchange for this?
That's a nice piece.
Are you a noble?
Here.
Thank you.
It's all right. Everything will work out.
A little way back, I saw a boat abandoned on the riverbank next the road.
Let's go as far as it will take us.
You have me.
Juliet...
...does your dream frighten you?
You must be worried...
...for those you have left behind.
If you would only let me share your pain...
Are you all right?
You appeared to be having a bad dream.
You kept stroking my hair.
A long time ago...
I once saw a bride going to her wedding.
A bride?
She had come from far away to be married...
...but she came by boat, just as we are doing now.
I had only ever worn boy's clothes...
...and I certainly liked them...
...but, just that once...
...I decided it would be nice to wear such a beautiful dress like that and someday, become a bride too.
A bride?
That was my dream as a child.
What about you, Romeo?
What did you dream of when you were little?
Dream?
It's not something I have ever thought about.
But...
This is the happiest I have ever been in my life.
I feel the same!
Incredible!
I never imagined we would stumble across a field of irises here!
What's that?
Romeo?
It's a church.
It appears disused.
How wonderful! A church hemmed by irises!
Let's take a look, Romeo!
There is no reason to rush.
Come on!
Yesterday, I told you that I had never considered having a dream...
But I...
I want to make your dream come true.
That is my dream now, Juliet.
I, Romeo...
I, Juliet...
...on this bright morning...
...swear that all my joys...
...and all my sorrows...
...will be shared.
I do.
In life and in death...
...we vow to be together eternally.
Time spent at the gates of bliss is ephemeral...
...though the fate you must bear...
...is still too far-off to hear.
The dried-up fountains shall be restored...
...by the tears which trail down thy cheek.
Next time, Romeo and Juliet, Act Twelve:
"Rest" ~Just As We Are~
Is this truly a love that shall never bear fruit?