Remilia dear, it seems, has taken ill and has been rendered bedridden. Of course, we expected it so as, she hasn't fed on human blood in a long time and probably won't ever. Flandre on the other hand, remained well, and that was only because Flandre is far stronger than her sister. It would only be a matter of time before Remilia will waste away completely. Flandre begged for her to be saved but the only way we could save Remilia was to turn her human with treatments and spells, some of which Kaguya had learned under Eirin's tutilage. Initially, she refused but, when we informed her there wasn't any other way, she relented. Her new human form, minus her wings was going to be some pain to her and she seemed to be upset.
If Remilia's health wasn't on our mind, then Ducksie's most certainly was. She was up the duff again and that brought new worries. She needed some sort of guidance but we didn't know what sort in which to give her. Anohana, she remembered, was still dependant on her and relied on her attention and care. To further twist the knife, Sakuya, being a rather naive if not a tad wordly child, suggested she's drink some herbal tea. Naturally, Ran was horrified, as were the rest of us. Of course, Sakuya didn't know what had frightened her and was genuinely remorseful for upsetting her. We let her be for awhile, concluding that she's needed some time to herself. In the end, it turns out her pregnancy was hysterical, brought on the worries she will have otherwise had or did have. She was relieved to know she wasn't really up in the duff and that she didn't miscarry.
On a happier note, Chen was starting to reconnect with Yukari, reforming a bond that it seemed had been lost. It took some time for Yukari to get used to Chen's prescence but, after awhile, she warmed up and grew to interacting with her, seeing her as mostly as a child needing her protection, love, and guidance, despite it being mostly the other way around. It was a tad humorous to see her following Chen around, watching her every move, like one would do a tot. At the same, Chen was shielding her from sort of unseen if not outright imaginary dangers.
"I wish I had a mommy!"
