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Izumi · 10/13/2026, 1:39 PM

She’d used a forepaw to gently dab away the moisture from her eyelids, feeling a tinge of embarrassment at her sudden melt down. Air hissed through her nostrils as she sucked in a sharp breath. Eyes closed, ears swiveling forward – lilac orbs focus on the young medic again after calming herself. Let’s….pretend that didn’t just happen. she remarks quietly, feeling a flush form in her pallid cheeks.

There was a pause of silence-

–though the cranebird screamed. Internally.

Young Junna requests honesty from the Empress, to which she’d nod her head in compliance. If Izumi wanted to get to the bottom of whatever was going on with her, did she have much of a choice? Only, the information she requested was a bit….personal, to say the least.

Osamu’s name came into question, and the skin beneath her pelt suddenly felt hot. A choking sound emitted from her chest as she doubled over from hearing it. Her paw reached to press against her lips, to, as she’d nearly spit out the berries and leaves offered to her.

Osamu? she had not had a proper conversation with the man ever since their embrace within the depths of Veredent’s Grace. Why on earth was he suddenly being brought up? Unless….

………..

Oh.

...................................You already know me and Osamu slept together that day, don’t you? The question was asked as if it was relented from her. Clearly, her and the samurai hadn’t done a good job at hiding what had happened that night if it had traveled this far – at least, that’s what the empress assumed.

–and for all her juvenile-like ignorance to what could have gone wrong, it was quite possibly a coping method for what Izumi thought she might say next – but denied given the uncomfortable position she was in with her lover.

So strongly, in fact, that she preferred the news of poision….

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