Blackfeather Woods thine azure sister of the spring shall blow

The coldness in Taikon's voice stings, but Zephyr doesn't linger long on the hurt. His ears fold slightly nonetheless. I want to apologize, He starts, careful to keep his tone serious and genuine, not as flat as he usually allows. It's more of an effort than his typical emotionless facade. My emotional outburst before was... ill-considered and inappropriate. And you should not have had to see what happened at the tree — that was a mistake. He leaves it at that, a half-truth but the only one he's willing to give. Neither will happen again. Because Taikon will never see Zephyr's emotional side again, his vulnerable side. He's already guaranteed that much, through his actions and reactions.