Your headache was not going away. There were too many people talking to you at once, or maybe they weren’t talking to you, but it sure felt like they were. But this was a meeting, it was professional. King Rauru and Queen Sonia were here, Zelda was here—

No. You were about to pass out. You had to excuse yourself. So with a quick ‘excuse me’ and a hasty bow, you got the hell out of there on unsteady feet. Where? No clue. Just away.

And so you found yourself in Mineru’s study, sitting in a chair and sinking down as far as you can, huffing out a long breath. “…can you knock next time?” A somewhat monotonous voice came from behind the pile of documents; it made you jump.

A pair of pointy white ears stuck out from behind the scrolls, followed by a foxy face and drowsy eyes. Mineru. “Sorry… I…” You’re still out of breath as she walks over. “Just… people. Talking.” You make a wild gesture with your hands, which makes her back up a step.

“Mm.” She sits on the arm of the chair. Tearing up… are you tearing up? Your vision is blurry, and suddenly you start crying.

“Oh, sweetie…” Mineru sighs, her arms going around you.