As Lumena's sobs subsided, she lay sprawled on a silken chaise, her delicate form curled against Xylaraezathyxoria's lap.
Lumena's flushed face turned to the side as she nestled closer, her soft silver hair spilling across Lara-chan's legs in a shimmering cascade. The fiery demeanor Lumena often displayed was nowhere to be seen, replaced instead by a rare vulnerability. Her long lashes fluttered as she avoided her sister's amused gaze.
"You know," Lara-chan began, her voice lilting with a teasing tone as her slender fingers traced lazy circles on Lumena's scalp, "for someone who acts so high and mighty around everyone else, you really do turn into such a baby when it's just the two of us."
