Hayame has refused to think of what would happen if this ritual failed and the Tree died. What would become of them? Would their shards shatter? Would they linger on in this dead land forever, unable to die but unable to return home? (Would she be left alone, the only jinba left alive in the universe, reviled by ally and enemy alike?)
Her stare almost wavers, but she saves it at the last moment. He declares something so grand, so entirely unbelievable, and she can't-]
Could you say the same with my hand upon your shard?
[When had she been able to trust words? Everything she'd believed her entire life had been a lie, a scheme to keep her obedient and loyal, and she had never... never imagined she would have a friend.
So she throws it out at his feet, assuming he won't be able to do it.]
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Hayame has refused to think of what would happen if this ritual failed and the Tree died. What would become of them? Would their shards shatter? Would they linger on in this dead land forever, unable to die but unable to return home? (Would she be left alone, the only jinba left alive in the universe, reviled by ally and enemy alike?)
Her stare almost wavers, but she saves it at the last moment. He declares something so grand, so entirely unbelievable, and she can't-]
Could you say the same with my hand upon your shard?
[When had she been able to trust words? Everything she'd believed her entire life had been a lie, a scheme to keep her obedient and loyal, and she had never... never imagined she would have a friend.
So she throws it out at his feet, assuming he won't be able to do it.]