Chapter 711

Sten said, "There was a war 20 years ago. Hacniane calls it the Battle of the Sky, and in Saffronesia, it's known as the Battle of the Dome. I fought in that war."

Matilda was taken aback. "Twenty years ago? A war? I was only three or four years old then. Why are you telling me this?"

Sten smiled. "During that war, two of my comrades remained in the sky..."

Matilda was confused but continued to listen politely.

"They left behind these relics," Sten said, opening an old digital camera. He flipped through the photos on the small screen, showing images of a couple with their daughter.

As Matilda saw the photos, she felt a vague sense of familiarity, as if some long-forgotten memories were resurfacing. The child in the pictures looked strikingly like her.

"During the war, the couple often looked at these photos," Sten said.

Matilda, entranced by the photos, asked, "What happened to them?"

Sten replied, "The war was brutal, with many casualties every day. One day, I returned from th