azume | with knowledge comes great responsibility

with knowledge comes great responsibility

[What an absolute ordeal all of that was.

Today was certainly one hell of a day, that's for sure; they've managed to take care of another Guardian and gain it's trust (or at the very least, something resembling it), they managed to find Candice and manage to...well, maybe not get her back in a state that's altogether wanted, but ensure they managed to get her at least into a place where she could possibly regain herself. It will likely be a process, as such things are, but they've done their best, and they should have no regrets.

The center is definitely going to be a welcome reprieve for all of their suffering, at the very least. The Kompot is certainly more than enough to likely get everyone warmed back up and in a stable condition, along with the copious amount of blankets the locals have provided. They've got the time to rest and get ready for their next adventure.

Rest well, ye merry band of travelers. You've earned it.]

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[Aya can't help a small smile.]

Hello to you too, Saber.

[She'll take a seat, passing over the cup, then giving Saber a pat on the head.]

Do you want some company?

[ Hopefully Aya doesn't mind the lick, a lot of people seem to. ... Her saliva is sticky. But that lick is the greeting, it seems.

Anyway, Zelda does take the cup, humming a little. ]

I ... I do not refuse it, at least.

[She's fine with it - not nearly as bad as the odd accidental shock she gets from her Pikachu.]

I think today was really rough all around. I'm still -

[She thinks.]

- processing? If that makes sense. I don't know how I'm going to feel about it yet.

[ Processing, huh?

That the girl bounces back from crying to this sort of even handed thing is still impressive to Zelda if she's honest. She laughs softly to herself, and then leans in a little bit closer to Aya, if she's actually going to settle in here to sit. All the same, she sips the tea and nods in agreement. ]

... Uxie's actions were wrong, regardless of their circumstances. But their circumstances were cruel.

[Give her time. Aya's going to be having nightmares, but they haven't hit her yet.]

No, I agree. The circumstances don't make the actions better at all. I still can't even imagine what that had to have been like.

...is it wrong that I really want to punch Cyrus?

[ Can she imagine it, herself?

Zelda frowns a little at that, and she shakes her head. She focuses on the altogether easier question there at the end. And she responds, perhaps a little amused despite it all. ]

No, not at all.