that's the way I am, such a bitter pill

Winded and with wobbly legs, Hanako stumbled over the Armada's forest border. She'd been set free and knew-or at least was reasonably certain- no one was on her tail, but she fled all the same as though there was. Like Sparrow might just change her mind and go; nah you know what, can't let you leave after dropping a bombshell like that. Somehow everything had gotten even messier, tumbled down into a pit of what the fuckery even Hanako struggled to comprehend. The sort of tea that was piping hot, so sour that she couldn't even stomach one sip.

She slowed to a walk, head bowed and sides heaving as she stood in the slushy snow, not sure of where she should begin. What even needed to be said. Except that she was hurting in the worst possible way, her ego aching like a physical wound. That she had the power in her paws to make everything worse and despite what was good and right that's exactly what she wanted. To be the one to come up on top, to tell her truth and see what unfolded.

She tipped her head back and let out a warbling call, urgent and a little wobbly from how out of breath she still was. So help her Azure had to come quick she needed-there was a lot she needed, really. The list too long and her breath too short.