WeepingWisteria

Marion hummed. “Unfortunately, I haven’t quite got all of the ways to travel from kingdom to kingdom quite yet, so I trust all of you to find the best way.”

Nahi sighed. “You… are incredibly stubborn.”

Camilla nodded. “Yes. A list. We should definitely make one of those.”

Cyra blinked. “I’m going to stop you there. What the fuck do you mean we’re on Mars? Like, the fucking planet Mars? That red one?”

Nahi sighed. “Well, you never checked the roommates. So your hopes might be crushed right now.”

Nahi sighed. “Nothing I say will convince you, huh?”

“Even still. What if something happens? It’s too much of a risk.”

“I don’t want to be the reason why you’re hurt.”

Nahi cringed. “But… You saw. You’ll have to deal with people like him all year. And he’s low on the food chain.”

Nahi shook their head. “You don’t have to. You can set me down. I’ll get out of the way. It’s fine. I’ve already caused you enough trouble.”

Nahi shook their head. “No. No it’s okay. It’s fine. You didn’t… have to do anything. You… caught me. And that’s already enough.”

Pain bloomed across her lip before they could even register what was happening. They could taste the metal tang of blood as they covered their mouth, shame making their cheeks ...

Nahi felt the hit land, flinching and falling silent.

Nahi did not like the looks of that one bit. Nope. “Okay, okay. Can we all just… calm down a little bit? There’s no need for anyone to get hurt.”

Nahi flushed. "Justice is not a bloodthirsty pursuit."