Eirin woke to the sounds or arguing in the other room. She sat up and was momently disorientated. It was her first night here, the room was still foreign to her. She grasped around blindly in the dark attempting to find a light switch.
Something shattered in the other room. Eirin jumped up and stumbled her way in the dark to the door forcing her eyes to focus through the weightless veil of black that was pressed up against them. She creaked open the door and was met with the dim light of a small lamp. Two figures were visible. Eirin reached for her bow.
"I've had just about enough of you. You're a lady. Act like one." Eirin froze, that voice was unmistakable. There was silence. "You're so ungrateful, I cannot stand it."
"Go to hell."
"EXCUSE ME?" There was silence again. "How dare you talk to me like that you filthy little swine?" Eirin heard someone move. The taller figure took a step forward and raised its hand as if it were about to strike the other. Eirin moved without thinking. There was the hiss of her arrow as it was shot from the bow, then a scream. Another light was flicked on, and the room came into view.
Kaguya had her hand on the switch of the lamp that'd just turned on. Her mouth was agape, and her eyes were wide. Her mother was standing near her, one arm raised. The sleeve of said raised arm had been pinned to the wall by Eirin's arrow, stopping it midway. Both women shot their gaze over to Eirin, who was still partially hidden behind the door. She took a step into the room, and fell to her knees in a desperate bow.
"Forgive me, my ladies. I heard noises, and thought there was an intruder." Nobody said a word. Eirin didn't dare look up. She could hear her heart pounding in her ears.
"Yagokoro." The queen said very slowly. Eirin begrudgingly lifted her head very slightly to glance up. "Please retrieve your arrow." Eirin got to her feet slowly, and walked across the room to where the queen was. She took her arrow in her hand, and yanked it out of the wall. There was a very noticeable hole in the queen's sleeve where it had been. Eirin was determined to not make eye contact at all costs. She could feel the woman's gaze burning a hole clean through her. Though Eirin was at least a foot taller than her, she felt as if the woman was looming down on her. There was a pregnant moment of hesitation, then the queen cleared her throat. "As expected from such a fine archer." she turned toward Kaguya, but continued talking to Eirin, "I don't want her eating anything tomorrow-"
"Mother!" The panic in Kaguya's voice felt like a bucket of ice water had been poured down Eirin's back. She glanced up to look at the girl, she'd gone nearly grey.
"I think she's getting kind of fat." The queen turned around on her heels, and glided out the door. Eirin and Kaguya stood in silence listening to the woman's footsteps fade down the hall.