[There are a lot of things she could say now... about how that was mostly true, and if any one person, or even any number of combinations of people, had tried to move against Riful, she would have barred their way - physically, if necessary.]

[But all of those thoughts, all of those comments, are drowned out by the weight of that question.]

There's justice, and there's revenge... and sometimes they're the same thing. Or at least connected.

I--

[...and it isn't that she doesn't know the answer - she does, and always has. But she isn't sure whether it's something she really ought to tell him.]

[...no, that's a lie. She does know that it isn't, really.]

[But.]

There are only two things I've ever hated. There's yoma... and there's her.

I became what I am to fight the yoma. To fight her?

It's not something I'm proud of. But I don't mind changing again, if it's to fight her.

[Her voice shakes, and she hugs her knees.]

That doesn't mean that I want to change. I've been trying to think of how to do it without that step. And without pulling you into my fight. But if it's Riful... I don't know if I can.