Northstar Vale A new reason to smile.

The shaking wouldn't stop, her mouth could barely form words as her own body worked against her. Against every desire to compose herself should anyone walk in on this mess of a woman they chose to follow. What would they think of the Empire then? A stable place to stay, to rest, to trust their fellow members and their leader was a disheveled, whimpering woman at the feet of a friend. 

They weren't all made with love. She repeated, not wanting to utter the vile words herself, to let the reality of what happened to slip through her vocals in fear of whatever wave of earth-shattering terror would come her way again. I shouldn't have sought Yuudai out, he got mad, I was wrong. Owl eyed, soaked with salt that was just begging to begin to roll down her cheeks, she looked up to Ibis who unlike the Empress, was standing tall. 

You need to promise, it's between us. She groveled, uncertain of what else to do to keep the peace. My husband, Takeshi, is their father.