There was an awkward silence after Yazhu's outburst of a confession. Then finally, Yazhu felt Ameiko's hands on hers, lifting them away from her face. "Oh no, it's not your fault... I should have told you earlier. I knew Tsuto was still in town and deliberately avoided him..." She took a deep breath. "There's no point hiding the truth anymore... Tsuto and I aren't technically related, it's complicated, but... my father had a mistress and I was the result; then his wife had an affair with an elf and Tsuto was born. It's an awful mess... that's why I didn't want to get any of you involved, but I guess it couldn't be avoided." Ameiko turned to Nualia, "At least now you know what you're marrying into."<br/><br/>Nualia shook her head, "Tsuto and I aren't married... yet... and I don't know if we will be, after what happened." She gave Yazhu a piercing gaze, "I'm still pissed off at you, but I guess you were just doing your job. And without you Tsuto wouldn't have showed his true self. I guess cheating runs in the family, er, no offense," she glanced at Ameiko. "I'm sorry, I need some time to process all of this - I can't join your caravan after all."<br/><br/>Ameiko nodded. "If you need some time away from all this, the other caravan is also heading to Kalsgard. Perhaps we will meet again there."<br/><br/>"Yes, perhaps it's for the best. Thank you for everything, and farewell." With that, Nualia walked away, lost in thought.<br/><br/>"Cheer up, Yazhu!" Ameiko comforted her with a hug. "That ended relatively well, all things considered. Like Nualia said, you were just doing your job. It's Tsuto's responsibility to say no if he was already in a relationship. I've learned my own lesson too, trying to hide things just makes it even messier in the end when the truth comes out."