Noctisardor Bypass Nothing's gonna hurt you the way that words do.

Pulling away from the other girl as she was ordered, Indra looked as if someone had stolen candy out of her hand and eaten it while she watched; a look of betrayal shifted subtly across her features, as the girl's tone was hard on her ears. She was accustomed to that tone being used on her brother rather than herself, and she was wounded for it.

A new sheen of fresh tears coated her eyes. She sniffled and made some distance from the other girl, then began to shake the water off before it could freeze in to clumps. It felt worse doing this, as the quickening air made her feel cold and numb all over again, but it would be better in the long run.

Afterwards, Indra plunked her bottom down and curled in to herself, nursing a wound for the first time in her life - and with it being emotional in nature, she was ill equipped.