[In her rage, her fear, the panic stirred up by the demon inside of her to try and force her to these ends, Sieglinde isn't fully aware of anything in that moment, just unsure why she didn't feel the blade sink in, (her mother wore no armor, after all), unsure of what she could do to make her leave, to kill her or hurt her or anything at all, and the demon was urging her on, again, again, if you don't kill her she'll take you and you'll never see the outside world again, you'll live there and die there and none of your new allies will ever-
Before she was pulled fight against her mother's chest despite her struggles, before everything was lightning and the demon screamed, (or maybe that was her screaming), a flash of pain that wasn't quite hers, before...
It was gone, along with the rune it had sprung from.
The world focused, retightened so fast it felt like whiplash, as Sieglinde realized several things at once. There was a dagger in one of her hands. Masamune was holding her tightly. Her legs ached. Something was wrong. Her mother was gone, and-]
Masamune... ?
[And there was blood on her hands, warm blood, and her voice trembled, barely audible.]
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Before she was pulled fight against her mother's chest despite her struggles, before everything was lightning and the demon screamed, (or maybe that was her screaming), a flash of pain that wasn't quite hers, before...
It was gone, along with the rune it had sprung from.
The world focused, retightened so fast it felt like whiplash, as Sieglinde realized several things at once. There was a dagger in one of her hands. Masamune was holding her tightly. Her legs ached. Something was wrong. Her mother was gone, and-]
Masamune... ?
[And there was blood on her hands, warm blood, and her voice trembled, barely audible.]
Are you bleeding... ?