Loen: Snownight Hawk
Designer’s Reflection: Snownight Hawk
Obtained: Chapter 3 Workshop
Rarity: SR
Attribute: Blue/Cool
Awakened Suit: Dawning Promise
Story - transcripts from Designer’s Reflection
Chapter 1 - Lament of Autumn Mist
Chapter 2 - Horn of Winter
Chapter 3 - Dawn of Faith
Story - summarized
Loen is with the other citizens of Westburg at the train station. Finally, the train rolls in with updates about the independence war. He also receives a letter from his father, who is a general in the war. Loen is shocked to hear that his cousin, Snownight White, died on the battlefield.
He remembers six months ago. She was happy and willing to fight for a free Apple. She comforted her little sister, Reddish, and her parents before hopping on the soldiers’ train. Mr. White found Loen and begged for answers: why was the war still going on? Could they stop it? How do they bring their children back?
A crowd surrounded Loen and his Uncle White, also wanting answers. Loen wanted to help, but he had nothing to offer them. Someone spotted a person in the crowd, a young man named Josen, who was supposed to be fighting in the army. He had deserted the military and fled back home.
Back in the present, Loen figures out what to do. He finds the conductor of the army train in the station. He reminds the conductor that every citizen is supposed to be evacuated, since the war is approaching the cities. The conductor agrees to take the people of Westburg to Losol City, where they will board a train for Cloud Empire.
Reddish still wants her sister, but she has no idea of what happened. Loen comforts his cousin, uncle, and aunt, and he tells Reddish about the beautiful flowers in Cloud Empire. He says that Snownight would want to see them, too. Finally, Reddish agrees to go. Before the family departs, Uncle White gives Loen the last item of Snownight: a bullet. He takes it with him for good luck and then hurries onto the train heading for the battlefield.
Connections
-Loen and Vermillion Snow are cousins. The last chapter of this Reflection is the flashback Vermillion has during the Reflection for Flowery Silhouette.
-In Chapter 3, even though Susan is inspired by Major Snowhawk, Loen doesn’t like talking about his war days and even tries to dodge those questions. Here, you learn that he had to fight since he was young and it changed him forever.
Fun Facts
-Vermillion’s birth name is Reddish, and Loen says that Cloud Empire has red flowers, “just like your name.” In the Taiwanese/Chinese version, her name translates to “red flower.”
- Major Snowhawk is Loen’s war nickname. It’s a nod to Snownight, who inspired Loen not just to fight in the war, but also to fight for a better future.
-Snownight calls Loen “Brother Loen.” It’s a term of endearment to call close family “Brother-[name]” or “Sister-[name].”
