yoon's palace

[strawsandals]

I thought I told you to leave me alone.

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[destage]

[...

Sayaka's look goes a little blank for a second, but--she shakes her head, managing something of a soft, yet apologetic smile.

She promised that she wouldn't run, and that means from this, too.]

I was...actually the one who wrote it, if I can be honest with you.

[Her words are soft, and there's a brief bit of worry there.]

Did you...?

[respond, she wants to say, but the word dies in her throat.]

[beathollow]

...

( she simply points at herself. )

Apple.

[destage]

[...Oh.

Oh.]

...I'm...so...

[Sayaka's eyes go wide. She looks around the room briefly, and, her voice soft as a whisper--]

Do you want to talk later?

[beathollow]

... Yes. But- you can... understand why, right?

[destage]

It's only brought you pain; I absolutely can understand.

[And for what it's worth, she does mean that.]

...After everything that happened, you deserve to be able to discard it. I hope you can, one day.

[beathollow]

Mm... ... Thank you. For everything.

( she will now take to tending to the pot. )

[destage]

Of course, Mafuyu-san. Let's do our best together.

[And Sayaka will go right back to kindling the fire.]