The silent answer rings as a weak excuse. She'd been gritting her teeth before; now Sakura clamps down at her lower lip to keep herself from crying.
Every nightmare since she arrived in the castle has prepared her for this moment, and yet she still hoped that somehow, some way, she'd find proof that Rin cared enough to -- what a silly fool she is. Grandfather would laugh at her.
She feels something spill from her chest; a pinprick starting at the heart, and the waves shudder down her arms and feet, bringing with it a euphoric pain she knows well.]
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The silent answer rings as a weak excuse. She'd been gritting her teeth before; now Sakura clamps down at her lower lip to keep herself from crying.
Every nightmare since she arrived in the castle has prepared her for this moment, and yet she still hoped that somehow, some way, she'd find proof that Rin cared enough to -- what a silly fool she is. Grandfather would laugh at her.
She feels something spill from her chest; a pinprick starting at the heart, and the waves shudder down her arms and feet, bringing with it a euphoric pain she knows well.]