[1.] Alright, Percy. I got a bone to pick with you...

[Sarah and her ex-husband stare each other down from across a hallway. You could cut the tension in the air with a knife-and why not? Percival was the last of the knights to leave Zieg's side, and attacked Sarah in that final fight while she was trying to deal with other foes. The two stare at each other silently for what seems like an eternity, before Percival closes his eyes.]


...Do what you will.


[Sarah marches right up to him, fire in her eyes, throws him into a headlock-and proceeds to give the knight a merciless noogie.]

You idiot! Staying behind to keep an eye on Jacob is cool and all, but how was I supposed to know you weren't a crazy insane asshole! You didn't even tell Nathaniel you were just waiting for him to get you out of this! And you nearly got yourself killed because of Zieg's sabotage! Being a last-minute reinforcement is dramatic as all hell, but what am I supposed to do if you die in the process! And what if I ended up hurting you, huh?! Were you just gonna call for a time-out in the middle of the battle!?

That is...well...

Well, what!

...I had faith in you.


[Sarah lets Percy go, and for a moment, it looks like all is well-before she punches him in the ribs.]

Idiot!


2. [Sarah isn't going to be sticking around for much longer, but instead of a formal going-away party she's brought drinks and food to another occasion: the torching of Zieg's mecha, the Grand Imperius. It had been fused with the Sidereal Tapestry, and its wreck is now covered with carefully-laid anti-materiel charges and bundles of thermite.]

Alright, let's light 'er up.

[And who's holding the detonator? A bandaged-but-alright Jacob, whose face lights up as the giant mecha turns into a blazing inferno.]
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