We have our title drop

[empress_without_a_throne]

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[When the DuskBird returns to Sakihama Base and is dispelled back into Mizuki's shadow, the woman's limping and wincing.  And also in strange, regal apparel.  Black silks with gold embroidery, necklaces, a sash... lots of fancy stuff she didn't go out in.  And Sara's standing there, looking shocked and running to her friend's side.]



Mizuki...!  My god, with what happened out there.  You and Ken and... and everyone!  Don't... scare me like that!  Please!



I'm fine, I'm fine... just got a little taste of what some of my predecessors had to deal with.  And believe me... I'm glad to see a Sara who ISN'T trying to kill me.

[So have a friendly hug... just a noisy one because, again, all that jewelry.]

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[Some time later though...]

[Video]

So... I was thinking...

... How do people feel about the word "Savior"?  Like the "Savior Team"... or "SolSavior".

Comments

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[empress_without_a_throne]

You have a rather active imagination. And I'm starting to wonder how much of your scuffle with Ken can be blamed by the problem you had prior to that one or it's just you and that chip on your shoulder.

I won't prevent Volya from fighting if it's his own choice. We have people here around his age already, after all. And I'm not his mother, I'm just someone who's living proof that it's our choices and not our origins that define who we are. I'm not alone in wanting to help him or the world in general, and if along the way Sarah Daniel and the Knights keep crossing lines they shouldn't that'll just hammer home that something has to be done about them.