Since when in the North, she is in a strangely good mood. Not for the meeting with the Goddess, which only made the weight on her shoulders to get even bigger, but for seeing her abeoji and giving a proper goodbye.
Plus all the happiness of the Avatars who could meet someone important in the Halls too. It all felt strangely good.

In the morning, she wakes up and after a good breakfast, she starts to wander in the house. She finds some books that she takes, even if she cannot read northern language.
She just walks while distractedly turning the pages and looking at the drawings and writing.

As they were planning, Noriyori and BangSul open the portal for the Halls. She is very surprised she managed to open it, a connection between the land of the dead and Nortrig.
She is worried but also very excited to go through. She just tells BangSul to bring there the Avatars while she walks straight through the portal.

What a night. She got drunk for good, smoked and had a lot of sex with Song, like she tried to execute him in the snu snu way. XD
She just faints somewhere random. She wakes up in pain, since she slept in an incredibly uncomfortable way. Her head feels like about to explode and she is still stunned.

She walks to the kitchen, clinging to the wall from time to time. Hiro, being he such a wise old man, made sure all of them would find some hangover soup.
She sits by the table with the cup of soup before her, not feeling exactly hungry.

"Why did you become a Priestress? Seriously, how many would have killed to be at your place and you just threw it away. You could be an Empress." NoriYori says while eating outside, sat near the door next to Mizu.
Mizu takes a breath. "I had my reasons. I had lots of doubts and fears about the harem, plus the ministers kept pushing and pushing me and my abeoji. It just made me even more nervous, but I found the courage to say I didn't want it, after two Consorts of the Emperor died, first Zhou, then Jun...if I took that seat, I could have become a target for many. That was my fear, at least."
NoriYori listens and understands her point more than she shows. "But the real question is...how could you be so nuts to give up on men? Look, now that the Gods f***ed up with us like this, you should really leave the robe and try what you have lost in these years."
Mizu makes a slight, amused smile, then looks away. "I am as disappointed as you all, in our Gods...but what happens if I leave the vow? I will have to marry Jeonha?"
"A good beef, you cannot complain." NoriYori shrugs. "Honestly." For real. "Who cares about the concequences now, when we could all die within weeks. Let's just try to have the least regrets possible from this life."
"You are right...you can actually be serious and deep sometimes."
NoriYori raises an eyebrow. "Don't make me regret. And stay away from my beefs."
"If I had to pick, I wouldn't choose Song or BangSul anyway." Mizu looks up at the sky.
"You'd better. The most handsome are mine."
"They are not the most handsome, ask the others too, Yoshi is the top! Most handsome, sweetest, sexiest body, strongest arms!"
NoriYori makes a very confused expression. "You got to be kidding me. The only 'top' is that he is the most ass of all."
"Let's not mention his ass, please!" Mizu places her hands on her own cheeks, with a daydreamy expression. She then chuckles while NoriYori continues to look confused.

They continue to talk for a bit and eventually they walk back inside. Mizu goes to wear pajama while NoriYori prepares herself to steal the couch first, for some hour of sleep.

After what happened...she feels very down and this time she cannot even hide it. She got slapped and scolded by Haru for her behaviour, plus she feels guilty for what happened to KiTae.

In the evening, she wears pajama and sits on the bed. It is still early and she doesn't even want to eat anything for dinner.
Suddenly Mizu walks inside, just to take something from the room, but also looks at Gamja - that is turned around -. She decides to sit with her and see if she needs some help. "Shiix Xu..."
"The f*** you want?"
Mizu is good even when they are as stubborn as Noriyori... "I just thought you might need some company, maybe talk to someone. I know you are suffering, even if you try to hide it, you are in pain just like all of us."
"Go away if you want to give me lessons I don't need." Noriyori mutters.
"Please...I want to be your friend, talk to me. I want to help you. I am a Priestress of Sethi, I can give you a hand. Mending mental or heart's wounds is our duty." She tries to be as soft as possible.
"Look. I don't need all this sh*t, go away and return only when you'll need to sleep." Noriyori stands up and walks inside the bathroom.
Mizu waits in the room though, very patiently and calmly. Eventually Noriyori returns, not hiding her displeasure to see she is still there.
Mizu extends her hand towards her. "Come on." She looks at Noriyori straight in the eyes and for a moment she gets mesmerized, taking her hand and sitting beside her. Mizu still cannot control that, it happens randomly.
As she moves her gaze, she gets back to herself. "The heol am I doing?" NoriYori stands up, wanting to leave. "I don't want to talk to you."
"Is it because you failed to kill Mijhatev? I am sure there is more..."
"F*** off!" She starts to be very shaken.
"I have noticed...your umma is totally broken hearted. I can feel that. You must have lost someone very important in the family." Mizu stands up and places a hand on her back.
She is managing to make her crumble with this. She sobs but quickly tries to restain that. "It is not your damn business! I lost my abeoji! Because of that sh*tty Goddess. No matter what I had to do to spare his death one time...it happened anyway." Crumbling more and more. Tears in eyes. "I wanted to save both of them but I am failing. I am failing to protect everyone." The touch of Mizu is making her be particularly sensitive and sincere. "Abeoji died and Yoshi almost did too because I am the most stupid of all. I thought only about me, I didn't check how he was doing, I didn't see people hurting him to that point...how the f*** could I? How can someone be seriously this stupid?"
Mizu caresses her back all the time, wanting to comfort her. "I am sorry. It is not your fault though."
"HOW CAN IT NOT BE?! I could have avoided it, I could have helped him...I am the worst sister and the worst daughter there can be." Noriyori bursts into tears finally.
"Continue...say it all, don't keep anything inside anymore..."
"Right...if it was not enough, there are no chances I'll be liked back by my main crush and the other...it just went to f*** itself for my stupid behaviour! Because I can't keep my mouth shut, but I cannot even say 'thank you' or 'I'm sorry', ever!"
Mizu wraps her arms around her, hugging her and caressing her head. "Let me help you..." On touch, she starts to absorb some of her pain -only mental, never physical-.
NoriYori keeps crying and even hugs her back. She is finally feeling better though.