"So typical of a tree to sneer at the thought of an axe. Utterly pathetic. I would encourage you to put the Rot Star's words out of your mind, Yuki Edogawa. Difficult as that may seem. Her frightened yelps might creak with menace, but it does not do to confuse which one of you properly fears the other."

Ten steady steps forward. The distance could be cleared in fewer, but the gentleness of the motion in important. She reaches out with her finger and touches the tear that refuses to fall.

She brushes it away. But that is not true. Eclair pulls at it, instead. And in the motion, in the space, as her hand pulls away from Yuki's face, she comes away not with a fleck of salt water but with a thin opaline sword. An épée, to be more precise about it. Eclair lifts it high before she kisses it to her own forehead, and watches her friend with a smile. 

"I am a Maid-Knight of the Aurora. The Morning, Noon, and Evening may be far from infallible, but in matters of the heart they are never incorrect. You may therefore trust my words are the truth. You know love and you know family, Yuki Edogawa, even if you cannot explain either. And you are greater than what you seem. Certainly you are greater than what comes most naturally to you, though that is not to imply that what comes naturally is not great."

With a wave of her free hand, she bids the blade to evaporate into light once more. Now she offers a curtsy, with her fingers placed perfectly about where her skirts should be, though she is still wearing the uniform of the Mystery Builder.

"Be at ease. What I have shown you today is the result of years of training and struggle. Continue practicing, and do not be afraid to take breaks. In time you will perceive the door that you are trying to open, and when you finally see it you will understand it all. If you ever feel lost in the dark, remember this: 

"Starlight and destiny are burdens as certainly as they are blessings. If you lack for either it only means that your feet do not have to carry as much weight. You are not attempting to become more than you are: your heartblade is not a sign of your inadequacy. Therefore do not be afraid of failure, and do not be ashamed of what you know you can be. You are merely teaching your heart that it can be held with more than one grip. Once it comes to you, you will see at last how vast and brilliant Radiance truly is. More than could ever be matched by mere stars."

She yawns and walks over to a nearby chair to flop over and stretch herself out in an extreme display of both fatigue and impropriety. She is nearer to Mayzie now, almost near enough to note the purring, even if she doesn't dare approach that light out of sheer delighted nervousness that she might get burned.

"...If there is one thing that I despise, it is the way a lack of work allows the fatigue to catch up to my body. I shall need to eat soon if I am to ask you any questions. Is it not the stupidest thing imaginable? It should be against the law."