>Home-away-from-home
>[.snowkitten]
>And that's all I know about Hazel after this trip. He's changed. Or maybe he's not changed, but like, he's let himself come out. So don't be afraid to low key take over for him, but don't hurt him either. You gotta run things and be gentle and let him know that everything is okay for him to just, like, be with you. That's the best I've got. Rooting for you, Suli.

Yuki quietly closes out her tablet as the Lyxnogrif drifts towards the back of the pack. It's small and without extra urging, it's not going to keep up with the Khan here, and that's fine. She wants some space to chat and practice anyway. Drawing a heartaxe can be slow, and she has to leave space for it. Easier to draw straight into something smaller, a shortsword pulled from the haft. She can see it. She can see Eclair drawing it. 

What had her friend said to her? 
[quote]You are pulled in as many directions as there are points to a rose, and for as long as you attempt to hold the center all you will receive in reward are these sparks[/quote]

Mm, well, maybe she was done with that. It's not that Suli had to win, but she had picked a side. A side for Sulochana. A side she thought was right. A side that she thought would make Hazel happy too. What did that mean for her heart? What did Yuki Edogawa want? Mmm, she still wasn't quite sure. To be a knight and carry out her duty. And to...be free maybe? To be able to lay down her burden and lie down safely, with all her friends. Was that not a knight's reward? To be able to take off your heavy armor and be blessed with warmth and good company? And perhaps a little more? A blush rises to her cheeks, lit in the warmth of a small heart's dagger flickering uncertainly in her palm before it vanishes into starlight with nary a sign it was there.  

They will arrive soon in Aestival, with Yuki guarding the convoy's rear.