The sound of Darling's hatch opening woke her from a dreamless sleep. She was curious to see who it was, but didn't feel like rolling over. His voice answered her question anyway. She frowned to the hell is Krisox doing here? she wondered dully.

"Maybe you should wait outside." her brother hissed to someone else.

"I….I just want to see if she's okay." Shiro said in a small voice.

"Well, obviously she's not, so there's your answer." She heard a slight squeak as her brother sat in her computer chair and spun to face her. "Hey, Little Bit?" Krisox said softly, using her childhood nickname, as he gently shook her shoulder. "I know you're awake."

She sighed, but still didn't roll over; she wasn't in any mood to face people. "You shouldn't be so mean." she said quietly. "It's not Shiro's fault."

"The hell it isn't!"

"It's not…" she whimpered.

"No, it is." Shiro interjected sadly. She felt him sit on the end of her pull-out bed. "I shouldn't have talked to Allura, I should have sat down with you. I just…I don't know….I don't have an excuse." He took a heavy, shaky breath before continuing. "I don't think you're a monster. You aren't. I'd hoped I could save you from the darker aspects of this war, but I know now it was futile and I'm so sorry…." his voice began to quiver as he trailed off and she felt like she might start crying again.

"Okay, that's a start, I'm still a skeptic, but whatever." Krisox said bluntly. "Sarah, you wanna tell us why you holed yourself up?"

She frowned, but after a moment understood what he was getting at. Sighing, she sat up, wrapping her arms around her knees, squeezing the bear, before timidly looking between the two. Shiro's eyes glistened and he looked so deflated….

"I….was scared that maybe I was turning into something….dangerous….I'm still not fully convinced I did the right thing….I reacted on instinct, I…..and with the druid I don't even know what happened and it scares me…." Her voice grew shaky as she trailed off into a barely audible whisper before falling silent.

"Little Bit, I told you, if you hadn't, Lance and I would be dead, or worse. And I'm sure that druid would have killed Shiro if you didn't act. Those were people who were acting of their own volition with the intent to kill." Krisox gave her a small, encouraging smile when she looked at him owlishly. "If anyone is a monster on this ship it's me, and hey!" He raised his hand to quiet her before she could protest. "I keep things PG for your sake, but I know what I am and I've come to terms with it. But you are a ray of goddamn sunshine, okay?"

Sarah bit her lip before nodding and smiling slightly. She didn't like that he thought of himself as such, but had a feeling she wouldn't be able to change his mind. She mentally balked at the thought of what he might have done. She turned to Shiro, reaching out a hand. "I'm sorry I….next time I'll just…we'll talk things out." she giggled, nervously. He smiled warmly, the tears that had built up spilling out as his eyes crinkled. He took her hand and she gently tugged him towards her. He obliged, scooping her up into a tight hug. She let her bear fall to the side, wrapping her arms around his neck.

When they began kissing, Krisox groaned. "Ugh, okay if you're gonna do that I'm gonna not be here anymore. Hey, this castle got spare rooms?" he asked, standing up.

Sarah broke away from her fiance, staring at her brother with a raised eyebrow. "Why…."

"I think I'll stick around a little bit. At least until I'm satisfied with that one." He pointed at Shiro before leaving. "I'll check for accommodations with the princess, you two go back to the hanky panky or whatever Sarah calls it these days." He laughed as the two turned beet red.