The Truth Unveiled

[Saerieve]

With a light tap on the door, it slowly slides open and a young girl appears in the doorway. She's one of the newest faces on Ainu, one of the most beautiful, but one of the shyest as well. She's only sixteen, young enough to make some argue whether or not should she even fly a ship. She's passing her days as the personal servant of the honorable Atotori of Chrysanthemums, and that is enough to keep her proud, to keep her happy.

Hesitatingly, she enters the room and after a bow she says "Ito-sama, forgive me for distracting you, but I have a message for you." and in front of the curios eyes of the Atotori, she takes a two-folded piece of paper out of her pocket and holds it in front of the woman. As strange as the situation was, the woman takes the paper without a word and nods silently, and the girl hurries out of the room, closing the door behind her.

It was not the form around there, not anymore. It was more of a tradition long lost, as no one sent someone else a message written on paper anymore. Still, Rika unfolds the piece of paper curiously, and all she sees is is two lines of text, signed by a familiar name...

We need to talk, preferably in space.
Today, 6 PM, Kyushu - if you can.

S'il vous plaît
Saerieve

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