As Lumena's sobs subsided, she lay sprawled on a silken chaise, her delicate form curled against Xylaraezathyxoria's lap.
Lumena's flushed face turned to the side as she nestled closer, her soft silver hair spilling across Lara-chan's legs in a shimmering cascade. The fiery demeanor Lumena often displayed was nowhere to be seen, replaced instead by a rare vulnerability. Her long lashes fluttered as she avoided her sister's amused gaze.
"You know," Lara-chan began, her voice lilting with a teasing tone as her slender fingers traced lazy circles on Lumena's scalp, "for someone who acts so high and mighty around everyone else, you really do turn into such a baby when it's just the two of us."
Lumena's cheeks deepened in color, the blush spreading across her face like wildfire. She scrunched her nose and buried her head deeper into Lara-chan's lap as if trying to vanish altogether. "I don't do this with anyone else," she murmured defensively. "Just you… because you're my Onee-chan."
