Azura's eyebrows rising is the only crack in her defensive wall, while Yukimura manages to keep his composure only by reminding himself that Niou did follow his orders to the letter when it suited him.

"I calculated an eighty-six percent chance it'd be this versus a farewell kiss for your ice-breaking distraction, and I can't tell if I'm disappointed or not."

But Yanagi departed before anyone could rob him of the last word.

"Your retainers are as badly behaved as those of my siblings in Nohr," said Azura calmly.