A Loving Hug.
Hoshino scratched her head, as though she had not understood Amiya's words.
"This is probably a method only you could figure out..." Hoshino seemed to understand something. "She came into your dream, acting provocative and aggressive, yet you didn't fight back. You hugged her instead?"
"Yes."
Amiya answered calmly.
"You know her best. You should have been able to tell at a glance, right? What she longs for is actually something quite small."
"Uh..."
Hoshino seemed to have been overwhelmed by fear.
"She's an immortal. No matter how fallen or dark she becomes, how bad could she really be?"
That was not an easy question to answer. Hoshino froze, feeling awkwardly as though Amiya were lecturing her. It was not exactly stern; a better word would be benevolent. Of course, that did nothing to ease her embarrassment. It only made things stranger.
Really strange.
"I think only you can handle her."
"Rosmontis could probably do it too, but she always gets a little scared in situations like this. I'm the best choice."
Amiya had long shaken off the confusion from when she had first woken up.
Her eyes were exceptionally clear.
Amiya had already considered the task ahead. There had to be an explanation for why Yae Sakura had come looking for her in the middle of the night, and coupled with what she had asked for, it was not hard to guess.
Hoshino spread her hands, and crimson feathers flashed into existence before vanishing.
"Come with me to the dream world."
She shook her head.
"This thing should be able to jump around inside dreams, but I don't know how to use it... I'm not very familiar with it yet."
Amiya nodded.
She quietly watched all this, only to find the shrine maiden staring fixedly at