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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