Chapter 281: Arc 4, Act II, - 126: The Azure Firefly
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Her toes wriggled under the covers and her fingers shifted slightly. So soft... So comfy... Her body stretched as her eyelashes unfurled.
Walls of black panels, with golds swirling in patterns within. Curtains around the canopies that glittered black upon the white pillows. She recognized the surface above her...
A small moan escaped her lips and she sided her head on the pillows; to the right a door to the bathroom and another to a wardrobe.
To her left, an elf who had a little circus running around on her lap while she sat on a chair. Jotou parted her lips more, "...Asobi..." she hushed.
The circus disappeared and Asobi jolted her head up, "Jotou, you’re awake!" she leaned down to grab her by the shoulders and give a hug.
Jotou lifted herself up slightly as Asobi wrapped her arms around the blonde. "Ugh, sore, sore, I’m very sore..." Jotou smiled. Asobi let go and Jotou fell back into the pillows. "We’re in, Tamara Palace?"
"Mhm. We won," Asobi beamed. "We finished off Cinder and The Trailon Regime surrendered after Daiyu asked." A sigh of relief Jotou exhaled for a solid few seconds, letting her mind go. "Jotou, I do have a question I really wanted to ask."
"Go on."
"How far are you gonna go with your magic...?" in concern, the magician cocked her head. "Cinder was mad with power, right? He wanted to be strong, feared, stuff like that.
I know you want to be remembered, but... do you want to be feared too? You were really, really hurt... Fumeko told us what happened. How long before, you lose yourself?"