This was another instance in which Seiya was left alone with another female but unlike Tsukumo, this female was not as young as the young yuki-onna and was instead closer to his own age.
No words were shared between the two for a little while as they walked through the forest.
Neither of them knew what to say to the other right that moment, predominantly because of their first encounter.
There was a hidden tension that laid there beyond the pretense of going together to the battlefield.
Eventually she confronted that tension headon and spoke to him.
