Worthy

Aaah! Captain, I'm so sorry for being late!
I was helping a man sell slippery kelp and ended up running late again!
Nom...
Mmmm! It's my first time trying this, but it's so good!
Excuse me!
Hmm?
Hi! You're a Journey member, right?
Ahaha! Yep, that's me!
Druid of the Canopus Mountains! The one and only druid from the Canopus Rangers!
I'm Dana, NOA's go-to helper! I run to anyone who needs help!
Do you need help?!
What?! Oh, no! Not at all!
Ahaha! Well, let me know if anything comes up!
So, what brings you here?
Oh, it's just... I was a little curious...
The Journey is something every Savior dreams of, right?
So I wanted to know more about you, Dana the Journey member, and what kind of person you are!
Something every Savior dreams of...?
Yeah! It's not an opportunity just anyone can get.
Honestly, I really wanted to take on the Journey too.
I even sent a letter to Candle Square, but I didn't make it in the end.
So I really wanted to speak with someone like you, who got invited to the Journey!
You must have some kind of amazing goal, right?
Ahaha! I just really like to see people smile. That's why I applied.
They said that if I complete the Journey, I could help even more people!
...Huh?
...?
Ah... haha! I see!
So your mission is to save everyone!
What? I guess it's kind of like that, but not exactly—
Then it makes sense why I didn't make it!
I'm sorry. I was still hung up on it.
I thought I could do well too... and I wanted to know what makes us different.
My goal is lasting peace across the continent.
I wanted to create systems and infrastructure to respond to sudden Voidborn outbreaks.
But I guess that reason wasn't strong enough to get me invited to the Journey.
Huh? Wait, what...?
Um...
Thanks for talking with me!
Thanks to you, I think I understand what a true Savior really is.
Come on! We're gonna be late!
Ah! Sorry! My friends are calling!
Um... I'm really not that amazing...
Please, make it through the Journey!
I hope you finish it and show everyone!
What it really means to be a true Savior!
A true Savior...? But I—
Thank you! Hope we meet again!
H-hey...!
What does it even mean... to be a "true Savior"...?

Training began, but Dana just couldn't seem to focus.
Is something wrong?
Captain...!
N-no! It's nothing! You don't have to worry about it!
It's just, I mean...
...
Captain.
Hmm?
I met another Savior on the way here.
Turns out, there are lots of others who want to be a Journey member too.
She had way more concrete plans than I do.
She talked about how she'd bring peace to the world once she passed the Journey.
But... But...
All I could say was that I liked to see people smile...
Captain. I want to ask.
Can someone like me really keep going with the Journey?
Do I deserve this over people who are more serious or have stronger convictions than me?
Dana...?
Sorry, Captain...
I shouldn't have brought this up...
I'll see you tomorrow.

Dana walked off with her shoulders slumped in a way I had never seen before.
Looks like I'll need to do something about this.