Northstar Vale Thistle Crown

With every word he uttered her heart raced a little more, threatening to burst out of her chest with its erratic thudding as she tried to gain her footing and flee - hoping to look around and spot Yuudai running over to them from anywhere, but he was nowhere to be found. 

Instead what she found was her body being devoured by his presence, one leg after the other, head pulled back as he mercilessly took her scruff, choking out any ability to yell out for help as all that muttered out were muted cries in a suffocating grip; and once it was all too late, once he found what he was looking for - the Empress gave in. Giving in to the shattering sensation that tore her apart from the inside out, his brutality leaving nothing but pain in its wake as every moment shared broke down the young Empress more and more. 

Hating it all, the moment lacked any love or tenderness that was shared between Yuudai and herself. There was no pleasure taken from it, but he was right. She could fight it and live in agony, meeting his force against her at every turn, to live a life of fear and frustration - or should she accept it as he did and live with the consequences that were placed upon them both by their parents and try to make the best of the situation?

As her body relaxed, her decision was made...