10/15/2024, 4:07 AM
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The image that had been brought upon her by the moonlight was….unsettling, to say the least. Those same pair of ruby red eyes widened, seemingly at the surprise to catch the crane lurking within the dark. Yet it was the curve of the woman’s lips that caught her off guard – she couldn’t tell if it was from sheepishness, or if this was calculative. She could think of a similar time way back then – where the woman’s generosity had nearly gotten her killed by the shore. In a group’s attempts to make her and other victims suffer.
Izumi shook her head – no, she didn’t want to think about that right now.
The empress was strong enough to defend herself now, at least to some capacity, and she didn’t smell anything or anyone else nearby. If something were to happen, the woman would be more prepared than she was last time. Even so, the possibility sent an uneasy feeling into her stomach.
You….are lost, then?The pause of silence, as she’d reluctantly broke from her visual assessment of the girl. Cautious.
Ah, yes…here, let me help.Slowly, her feet would dance around the girl’s frame, as if preparing for some kind of jump attack that would reveal itself at any minute. She needed help, and Izumi acknowledged it — but did not trust it all at once.
A piece of seaweed found itself in her maws— eventually, after tolerating the strong taste of salt — and she’d began to rip it away from the limb it was wrapped around.
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