Two days after the gala, Sanae finally had a free day. No official meetings, no need to leave the mansion. Though, Irelei was busy in the next large city with Business. Something about the Financial Group expanding their operations into the Tottori system...
The latest postponing from Sapphire was fortunately no issue, seeing as her deal with the Hogosha included maximum flexibility, although at a sizable cost.
This meant she had some alone time for her current hobby: singing.
She pursued this hobby for over a year now and grew more and more confident into her abilities. She had already recorded several songs by then, most aimed at describing her feelings or expressing her love..
Sanae would spent most of the day in the little studio she had installed in one of the many rooms.. only after hours she would disturb her alone time to call for Amelia. It was late evening by now, Irelei just got home. Amelia and Sanae were still in the studio room, working at creating a suiting melody to Sanae's singing.
More hours would pass, Irelei briefly paid them a visit and brought some light food, she did not inquiry what exactly they were working on.. she knew Sanae was working on something sweet.
It was close to midnight when they were finally done, Sanae was overly tired but extremely happy with the result. She thanked Amelia in her usual fashion, a hug and a kiss on the cheek, before dismissing her close friend and servant for the day.
Sanae listened to their work a few more times, thinking about the last couple of days. Sapphire's despair and mental state, this weirdo, the gala for the opening of a local Kabuki theatre, the visit of a Tokkeitai.. so much happened beyond office in such a brief period of time. Sapphire. She pitied her. She knew she could do very little to help her old friend. Maybe, so Sanae thought, one of her songs could make her smile.. even if just for a few moments.
She decided to postpone her bedtime and go through her already recorded songs, trying to find one Sapphire might like... knowing full well she had important business to attend to the next day and actually needed every little bit of sleep for it.
