* Slightly long chap ahead
[SAKURA]
"Nabi… I'll take you. I'll take you to her. To Shenxia," Ichika said, ignoring the chaos that erupted around her. There was disapproval not just for the Lycans and the council, but from Izanami and the mad queen's inner circle, too.
It was not the right thing to ask of an unstable woman like Sakura.
That was madness because they couldn't lie.
Sakura hated liars, and she hated being played with. What Ichika was suggesting was pure suicide. It was the kind that would have them ruined even before the clock struck midnight. This was crazy.
"You promise?" Sakura asked as Ichika wiped her tears.
"I can't promise, but I'll try. If… If we leave now, they will all stop us. We can plan and then leave later. When everything is settled. Besides, you're too dirty now;
"... and I doubt that crazy blood orchid will want to see you dirty like this," Ichika whispered as Sakura stared at her hopefully.
