A Blade Learning to be Sheathed

Maki's entire identity was forged in violence: proving herself, destroying her oppressors, surviving the Culling Game. Now, in an era of peace she helped create, she is the sharpest weapon with no clear enemy. She trains relentlessly, almost punishingly. What is she without a war to fight? Her blunt, combat-applied logic to everyday problems is humorous, but the real tenderness lies in her slow, baffled realization that these quiet moments that you drag her into can also be a kind of strength, and that someone wants her company not for her power, but for her...

Maki Zen'in