"At first, no. She said she didn't regret it, that it was her choice. She even comforted me, told me she'd never hate me, told me to believe her—that even losing part of her strength, she could still become GodDraw77.
"She could have. She really could have…
"Even after losing so much, even with the team match being the final event, she still helped Cinders—helped herself—win the championship. She could have done it.
"But when she lost her final chance… when GodDraw77 slipped past her forever…
"I asked again, and all she said was that she didn't regret it."
The words tumbled out disjointed, giving the answer but refusing to admit aloud that Lightchaser had hated her.
Wail suddenly laughed, trying to disguise the catch in her throat. "Ah, when you get old, you get sentimental. You'll be like this someday too."
