- Holy woman... - Ayano manages to mutter, bowing as she sees the princess off.
The ritual went by somewhat anticlimactically, but it still happened. Leaning over the "doll," she looks closely and attentively at her appearance - does it exactly match the image she has seen many times in newspapers and magazines? What is she wearing? Are there any differences or marks left by the harsh realities of life after the civil war? Does she give off a feeling of impurity (apart from the obvious, after her "recent" experience)?
- I hope you won't cause problems for the good people here... Otherwise, I'll have to take matters into my own hands, - she mutters to herself.
Then she looks at Lolita:
- Well, what do you say? Or is it the same as always?
Lolita silently approached her friend and patted her on the head, without saying a word.