There was a reason why Rui was counseled to stay in bed, and this little side trip and the previous meeting had interfered with that.

"Oh, it was fairly serious." Rui frowned a little bit. She'd been willing to die on her ideals but Tsubasa interfered, but that didn't mean it hadn't been close.

"My NOTE was stabbed repeatedly for several minutes." Each stab had been like a slice through her insides.