[he may not be within swinging range, but he is still close enough to have a sword pointed his way when mizu whirls around to face him, sword drawn as a kneejerk reaction.

the memory loops again in the background, painting the maze in bright red and orange hues.]

Anders.

[congratulations, it's a girl! she has complicated feelings about gender and just burned down an entire city in order to get to you. oops. in the background, the maybe daddy of the year says little miss again — and mizu's grip on the sword tightens.]

... If you tell anyone else about what you just heard, I will kill you. And not even the angels will find your body.

[this does not sound like a joke.]