[Hayame had not thought that this could get any worse, let alone anymore ridiculous. Not after Silco's shard had clattered across the stone floor of the labyrinth and despite her and Voryn scrambling for it the thing had disappeared down a godsdamned hole into the hands of the one Meridian who could be counted on to make the "merciful" decision not to return him to their charge to be eliminated, a thorn in their entire faction's side permanently removed.

But now... She just-]

You are telling me that you left that bastard's shard sitting in your room like some sort of... crystal pet?

[The sun goddess had never struck her as someone who would display a shard as a trophy, so what- ?!]

You keep so insecure a lodging that a Zenith can just sneak in and reclaim one of their most devout followers?