How could Mistblade lose?
How could Mistblade possibly lose?
Those words kept echoing in Rita's mind.
Under Maple Syrup's unrelenting gaze, Rita suppressed the clamor in her thoughts. Her lips were tight, her voice caught—she could neither speak nor offer any advice.
Yet one thought burned crystal clear in her mind: she could not, under any circumstances, stop Maple Syrup's revenge. Absolutely not.
This was a conclusion drawn from both reason and instinct. She couldn't intervene in someone else's vengeance as an outsider. Doing so would only provoke Maple Syrup further.
Wither saved the undead, and BS Rita had no ties to the Moon Foxes—yet here she was, even considering saving them? Who, then, would honor the regrets of the Forest Owls?
And above all, this was Mistblade. Rita refused to believe Mistblade had lost so easily. She refused to believe Mistblade hadn't prepared.
