The last panel of this strip was the crucial part of this storyline, for me.  See, I've seen a lot of times in stories where the main character wants to do something, and then someone manages to blackmail or guilt-trip them into doing something else instead, thereby instilling angst to continue or intensify the conflict or something.  Blehhhh.  That kind of thing can really kill a story for me.  Aylia's been passive-aggressive -- now she's taking an active stand.  She is not going to chicken out or back down again.



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