[b]"You would cut through the knot,"[/b] he repeated. [b]"Yet who hangs upon it? Who would you let fall, Diaphane?"[/b]

She was silent.

[b]"I know of your Sisterhood, Diaphane Whisper. When your... Mother, I believe, was born, I watched her pass through my waters and grow. When ships were sunk on the Bejewelled Ocean, my distant sons passed on the word. When news spread on the monsoon rain, I listened as I gave it my blessing."[/b] Tsunami frowned.

[b]"It is not [i]enough[/i] that you hope for change, Diaphane. I regret it, but... your existence is suffering to my people."[/b] The sun seemed to catch and condense in Tsunami's eyes. [b]"What will you sacrifice for the resolution you seek? Are you willing to give up your sisters, for the sake of your prey?"[/b]

[colour=LightYellow][i]"No,"[/i][/colour] she said immediately. [colour=LightYellow][i]"Never."[/i][/colour]

Tsunami exhaled, and closed his eyes. His presence brought peace. Whisper hadn't noticed it, but it was true. The water song attested to it.

[b]"Then that is why you must die."[/b]