After ending Hung Woo's life, Yue Ling's mind went blank.
One moment, she was walking up the stairs inside Fate.
The next, she was stepping out into the snow.
And before she even realized how much time had passed, she was home.
The sky was already beginning to brighten along the horizon, the first traces of morning slowly replacing the darkness over Imperial.
Yue Ling stood outside her home for a long moment, staring at it as though she were seeing it for the first time.
She didn't move.
She didn't speak.
Then something soft brushed against her leg.
She blinked and looked down.
Inu gazed up at her, his tail wagging as though he had been waiting for her to return.
A small smile finally touched her lips, and she bent down to gently pat his head.
"It's good to see you, too."
The moment the words left her mouth, her gaze dropped to her clothes.
There was no blood.
Not a single drop stained the fabric.
Yet for some reason, she could still feel it.
