--- Lily ---
"Soo…." began Hedera. "Want to try and dig into my own mostly no-existent trauma as penance?"
Lily sighed. "Alright, I guess I can. Though… I also wanted to know why you volunteered that."
"I feel bad for asking and being so confrontational about it. Plus, now that I'm awake my sense of impending doom seems to be have been restored," remarked Hedera. "As for why I'm like this? Healers suspect it's a hormonal issue of some kind."
Lily waited for a further explanation… but when it became clear that Hedera was finished Lily couldn't help but ask. "Wait… that's it? 'It's a hormonal issue'? That's all you're going to say?"