Shizue was not the kind of person who would relish in this. Not in perceived victory, not in bringing down someone who seemed so full of herself. It simply was not the kind of person she was. Hence, she was being quite genuine when she approached the matter. “Thank you for seeing reason.” There was no edge in those words. She meant them, most definitely.

That woman was putting the lives of the few she knew over the many she did not. It was at the same time somewhat wrong, but also completely understandable. She knew exactly why the woman did what she did there, after all. It was completely and utterly human. Something she, despite her neuroses and odd personality, still was herself.



Thus, she decided to not rub it in or anything like that. When she spoke any more, it was more the nature of a discussion, rather than a need or desire to inflict anything. “It is not completely utilitarian or rational. But my actions are not either. Simply vanishing and leaving your men to falter would make most sense. But I am a woman of my word. You will probably always think me a monster, but I will simply show you that this much is true.”



That was what she wanted to leave this woman with as she left. Outside, she would be joined by her Inteleon which had been smart enough not to engage in a losing battle, but had been ready to help in dire need anyway. They always had at least a modicum of sense, after all. Either way, she would use it to make sure the escape route was clear as she traversed it, while watching her back after. “The one you need is the one labelled ‘05’. Excluding any unforeseen complications, administering a small dose no more than one of my tea spoons will negate the effects of the poison if administered within two hours,” she would explain over the ether once she was sufficiently far away.


Lydia Magnusson