Wheeling Gull Isle good morning america!

03/13 -- a few hours after this thread.

How could she have allowed this to happen? She had allowed herself to become too caught up in foreign affairs to maintain her hold over those at home. Ying was sure that something good would come from her negotiations, but at what cost? In her absence, @Hua had done something irrevocable; if children came from this assumed union, they would be bastards, and their aunt would be partially at fault.

After escorting @Fengmian to the territory, she made way for the brine pools. It would have been difficult to cry without the salt's assistance, but Ying knew that she wouldn't feel refreshed until releasing her emotions. She stayed there for a while, weeping in chime to the waves, before walking to the border for a patrol.