[Hayame has fought all her life. But there are thing that cannot be fought. You cannot fight things that have already happened, only carry chips on shoulders into the future. You cannot fight against an entire system stacked against you, only struggle to be sure that you succeeded as much as was possible within it. So even though it's not alright... What happened to him, what happened to her-
Neither of them can do anything about it now but swallow it down deep and lock it away.
She didn't expect him to do anything but accept her offer and go. But he asks about her finger. For a moment, she does not respond, just staring at him over the soft glow of the ice... before she reaches up to use the back of that hand to wipe at the blood on her lips, careful not to move the broken digit this time.]
- It's not my draw hand. I'll make do.
[She could still hold her bow with four fingers if need be. And if it wouldn't mend properly... There were healers she could go to, if she just stomached her distaste for feeling other people's magic and energy flowing into her body, forcing it to move to their whims. ... She's sure Zenith has them, too, those sorts of people. Even so...]
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Neither of them can do anything about it now but swallow it down deep and lock it away.
She didn't expect him to do anything but accept her offer and go. But he asks about her finger. For a moment, she does not respond, just staring at him over the soft glow of the ice... before she reaches up to use the back of that hand to wipe at the blood on her lips, careful not to move the broken digit this time.]
- It's not my draw hand. I'll make do.
[She could still hold her bow with four fingers if need be. And if it wouldn't mend properly... There were healers she could go to, if she just stomached her distaste for feeling other people's magic and energy flowing into her body, forcing it to move to their whims. ... She's sure Zenith has them, too, those sorts of people. Even so...]
... And you?