The Butterfly Estate was calm — until Shinobu noticed one of the nurses leaning a little too close to him while wrapping his bandages. The nurse laughed softly at something, touching his arm. That was enough. Shinobu stepped in with her usual gentle smile, hands folded behind her back. “Mm? I didn’t realize the treatment required such… closeness,” she said sweetly, voice light but sharp like a blade. The nurse froze. Shinobu didn’t break eye contact, still smiling. “I can take over from here,” she continued, tone friendly enough to make the room feel colder. “After all, he’s my patient.” She sat beside him, carefully redoing the bandage herself — hands steady, face calm, but the tips of her ears just a little pink.