A/N: Astral Plane, after leaving the Village, but before entering Izuno.

Vallite: Purotekutā no Kyōdai ai (Protector of Sibling Love) [Corrin's Naginata] | Hoshizora Seiza (Starry Constellation) [Lilith's Mother] | Jiyū (Freedom) [Lathna's F!Pegasus] | Kanpeki (Perfection) [Subaki's M!Pegasus] | Shi no Mirai (Tides of the Future) [Izama's Crystal Ball] | Kuronikurā (Chronicler) [Forgotten Dragon God of Records/Time-Keeping] | Fuka-sa No Kage (Depths of Shadow) [Afterlife for the Damned] | Todoku No Hikari (Reaches of Light) [Afterlife for the Blessed] | Mizumare (Waterborn) [Creation of Anankos

Hoshidan: Baranotsubomi (Rosebud) [Elise's Mare]

Nohrian: Katáktisi (Conquest) [Xander's Stallion] | Ouranós Trómos (Skyterror) [Camilla's M!Wyvern] | Μαύρο άλογο/Alastor (Dark Horse) [Leo's Stallion]

Antex: Well, we'll find that out… this Support! Oh, but that counts the ones in the army, let's not forget Flora (Dagger Retainer) is also out there, as well as the doting Camilla (Retainer-ish).

Hey, just because he's an all-powerful Dragon God doesn't mean he always knows the correct course of action in every situation, nor could he have predicted that Yasei was going to be overloaded with Retainers With Daggers/Shurikens.

Consort: Well… it has been a while, hasn't it? Though someone already has a claim to 'Lavender is my favorite'.

Ditto to the first sentence in Antex's reply.

A walking, talking mystery… I'm really hoping that my Inspiration Train lets me do the part where Mizumare, Jakob, Kaze, and Felicia all get together to talk.

I may not have acquainted myself as tightly with Lilith as I have with my other non-blood siblings, but I knew something was nagging at her during our stop at that village. While I was off-put by the stares and whispers, what got to me more was Mizumare. As such…

I've asked Lilith to draw her and I into the Astral Plane, thankful for the temporal distortion between our world and here. I can assure that whatever is eating her is taken care of now, rather than coming to back bite later.

After all, I can safely say there's no better person in the world who knows best what it's like to hold something in.

Lilith is currently staring skyward, towards the stars… unmoving, yet tense. I have a very certain feeling that the moment I speak, or if I wait too long, she'll snap at me.

I take a breath, and start to peel back whatever is getting to her… "So, sister… care to share what's on your mind?"

Lilith remains silent.

"I dare not let you suffer like this. It's not healthy to keep anger inside like that." I continue in a gentle tone.

Lilith is becoming the spitting image of our father's title as the Silent Dragon.

"I was also unnerved by the village, you know? Everyone was staring and whispering, not to mention that Father apparently left me a Ret-"

"AND HOW DOES IT FEEL? BEING REMEMBERED?!" Ah… there it is. Lilith spins around on point and sends a nasty glare at me, her aura of power shimmering up, water seems to form as if sweating, and her Dragonstone is shining brightly. Though not only that… her form also sparkles as if the starry nighttime sky, tiny orbs, smaller than tips of fingers start to form around her and encircle her, spinning around her body.

And then I feel it, a spark of fear being forced into my body, my heart starts racing and I sweat as if I had just ran the perimeter of Shirasagi. "I, ah…" And just like that, my words leave my quickly drying mouth, and none other can form. Any want to negotiate is replaced with Fight or Flight.

And in her realm? Both are foolish options.

"They didn't recognize me! By face or name! One of them had the gall to call me a 'Noble'! Yet, as soon as you walked in, they started whispering 'Princess Yasei'." Her teeth grit against each other, and as she continues talking, that fear in me grows… locking my feet in place. By all means, I am helpless right now. "Oh yes, and your 'created' Retainer. Another boon for the half-human." She laughs, but there's no humor in it, "At this rate, I wouldn't be surprised if Father made you a Divine Weapon straight from his own body! This? This is unfair. If this is the difference from nary a year's distance of being born, then I want nothing to do with you, 'Sister'."

The Dragon Fear withdraws, yet I'm left just as stunned. This… this is a lot worse than I had originally thought. No, I should've known… this must've been over fifteen years of pent up frustration. "Then I suppose this is how my Hoshidan family must have felt… I finally get 'freed' from the Nohrians and I have to relearn everything Hoshidan from scratch."

"Don't you dare make this about you." Lilith snarls, her pupils narrowing and scales beginning to surface atop her skin, on top of all the other features that still linger on her from her use of Dragon Fear. "You already got the whole of Father's attention, as well as the active care from your mother. And both the Hoshidan and Nohrian Royalty, AND five Retainers to boot, not to mention Camilla's fixation on you. AND are the commander of this army."

"You're right, this should be about you. I see that there are lingering issues, and I desire to fix them out of the care you rightfully deserved." I answer, feeling the heat of her gaze return. "I didn't ask nor desire many of the things I have, and so much of it could have been given to you, instead. However, it seems that everyone else, barring Lathna and myself, have ignored you for others."

"A lot of talk, that won't go to undoing what has already been done." Lilith bites back, though I can sense that there's a bit less anger in that.

"Which is what I intend to do. I will not have my trust in you broken, Sister. Please, tell me what it is that you want." I offer. "Attention? I already plan on having that with you after our chat with Izana."

Her tail sways side to side, "I don't want 'Human' things, those are too easy to acquire. If I wanted to talk, I could walk up to any. No, I want something more concrete."

"And that is?" I resist gulping.

"Gems." She plainly responds. "I want you to appease my Pure-blooded Draconic heritage. I want… to build up my own personal Hoard, that I will add to in my own time… after the war." Her eyes light up, happy yet driven.

"I will… see what I can do, I can't just go out and buy gems without crashing our funds." I try to calmly reply.

"You aren't sided with a broken nation, Sister. Hoshido is far more abundant in foods, coins, and materials. I want at least one sizable Gem before we leave Izumo." Her gaze is…

"You looked at my reports." I tell her.

She smirks, and then crosses her arms, "No, I have not. I know how much you idolize Xander and Leo, how often you spout the same wisdom they do. You are taking the mindset that every weapon should be fully used up before bothering to buy another."

"Okay, first off, I don't idolize them. I respect their teachings. Next is, I give them what they need, and if we're going to go on an extended journey, or when we arrive in Nohr, then I can use those extra funds to assure that we are properly stocked, but until then, while we are in Hoshido, and as you mentioned, we are in a more prosperous land. We fight with Hoshido, and we have more opportunities to stock, thus there isn't as much of a need to overbuy." I explain. "And also as you said, this isn't about me, it's about you."

Lilith grits her teeth, angered that I used her own words against her.

"So, I will get you a gem while we are in Izumo, and then we'll talk about this again, okay?" I suggest.

"...Fine." She looks back skyward, body trembling slightly.

"And, Sister?" She doesn't respond again. "I love you."

"Yeah, sure." I frown at her response, and she waves a hand. "Go ahead, I'll return in a bit."

I choose not to answer, and instead just step through the portal back.

"Oh, sister…"

A/N: Well, nothing like prying open old issues to let all that grief out, eh? As I'm sure we all expected… this is the 'B' support, which is usually the most 'sour' of them. But! On the bright side, that also means that Yasei and Lilith are on the road to the 'A' support!