Memories of a Feather

Memories of a Feather (羽根の記憶, hane no kioku) is episode 9 of the anime series The Vision of Escaflowne.

Plot
A feather from Van invoke visions of the past for Hitomi, who sees the courtship of Van's parents and his early childhood. The Dragonslayers pursue and confront Escaflowne, and Allen appears as if by Hitomi's prayers to assist. Unfortunately, Allen sacrifices himself to protect Hitomi from a deflected liquid metal attack. Millerna appears in time to operate with her nascent medical skills on Allen's wounds.

Characters

 * Hitomi Kanzaki
 * Van Fanel
 * Allen Schezar
 * Millerna Aston

Trivia
HITOMI, WHERE ARE YOU? FROM AMANO JUNE 1, 5:07 PM
 * The pager message Amano sent reads when translated as the following:


 * According to director Kazuki Akane, there is a simple reason why Hitomi's pager has such a amazing coverage area, spanning Earth and Gaea. "[Gaea] is linked by people's pure emotions, and so of course Amano's strong emotions carried the message across, instantaneously.