Queen's Blade: Rurou No Senshi Specials -

Risty leaned back, staring up at the moon. "Maybe I’m just waiting to see if you actually become the Queen you claim you don't want to be. Or maybe," she grinned, a rare, genuine flash of teeth, "I just like watching you trip over your own boots."

"Still playing at being a knight, Leina?" A voice, silk-smooth but sharp as a razor, drifted from the darkness. Queen's Blade: Rurou no Senshi Specials

As the embers faded, they fell into a watchful sleep, knowing that by sunrise, they would be warriors again. But for now, they were simply travelers sharing a dream of a road that never ended. Risty leaned back, staring up at the moon

Risty let out a short, mocking laugh and sat across from her, the firelight catching the defiant glint in her eyes. "Survival is easy. Finding a reason to keep walking when the whole world wants to strip you of your title—that’s the hard part." As the embers faded, they fell into a

Leina managed a small smile, sheathing her sword. For one night, the tournament was a world away. There were no gods watching, no sisters hunting her down, and no throne to claim. There was only the fire, the wilderness, and the strange, unbreakable bond of two wanderers who had nothing left but their names and their blades.

"I'm not playing," Leina replied, not looking up. "I'm surviving."