↣ In the wake of Vander's rescue, Hayame argued viciously against allowing Aetós' facility being commandered by John, Akua, and Bondrewd instead of being destroyed
↣ As usual, she "lost" and become more embittered against her fellow Meridians
↣ She tried to demand answers about names in Aetós' journal, too, but besides getting a decent laugh from Amos she ended up just hating Voryn more (and hating her fellow Meridians for not condemning him)
↣ Hayame exiled herself to Alenroux and focused on the occupation, shoring up new outposts, hunting monsters, and working on getting Alenroux farmers to accept Meridian presence
↣ She did not respond to the Blight until the later half of the month, at which point she offered her assistance helping people from the rubble and distributing supplies
↣ Because her stable was destroyed by the roots, she ended up staying with Claude
↣ However, she began to show signs of the Blight and heightened Discord after her exposure, and had to rely on Claude to cleanse it