She feels an intense gratefulness, returning Mudou's bow. She also feels embarrassed, but it's a more pleasant kind of emotion. She's been gearing herself up to not know so much of what might happen that running into any piece of familiarity is immensely reassuring.

"They probably will," she says, her voice kept low as she leans out over the street as well. "Ah! I see it too!"

Her smile in return is easier, less inhibited and controlled. "One step closer to everything." A future? Of some sort. Sakura embraces that potential, regardless of what path she walks as she continues down this road.