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[b][h1]Shae Arca
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[color=gray]The transport was quiet. Shae Arca sat in one of the seats and looked out the window to her left. Korstone was a beautiful city, the massive resonant stone for which the city was named stood tall over the rest of the buildings. The palace carved into the great resonant spire bore the banners and flags of Barallia. Shae remembered when she had first come to Korstone as an eager young huntress. The Sentinel was flying overheard and Shae was marveling at the view of the Resonant Palace. The sense was nostalgic for Shae, and she still enjoyed the view.

Sitting across from Shae was a man, probably just nineteen years old. He kept on looking over to Shae and nervously fidgeting his leg up and down. He had been in the transport before it made a detour to pick up Shae. The teen probably wasn't expecting to be sitting in the very same vehicle as the legendary Shae Arca. The huntress saw the boy's leg bouncing up and down from the corner of her eye and it was driving her insane. [color=gold][b]"You're new to Echo, I assume?"[/b][/color]

The boy froze and gulped, [color=white][i]"Um![/i][/color] he looked like he was dreaming, [color=white][i]Y- yes, Sha- Miss- Ma'am-... Your honor?"[/i][/color]

Shae raised a brow, [color=gold][b]"Your honor?! Well that's a new one."[/b][/color] she chuckled.

The boy facepalmed, he blew it! [color=white][i]"Sorry! I er- I didn't think I'd be in presence of a hero today. I must look li-"[/i][/color]

[color=gold][b]"Hero or not, rookie, I'm a person just like you. You don't need to put me on a pedestal or anything. Just call me Shae."[/b][/color] the woman let it a slow breath and continued to look over Korstone.

The boy probably almost fainted. Him of all people, [i]HIM[/i], was granted permission to use the most famed of huntress' first name! His leg started to fidget again. [color=white][i]"Um... I'm Paxton. Paxton Reyn. It's REALLY great to meet you, Shae!"[/i][/color]

Reyn, a noble Vindrell family. Shae had had to escort Baron Reyn across Tarcanis once. It was the dullest and most annoying affair Shae had ever been through. She had heard of Paxton from the baron, a nephew who was terrible at politics and had no place in the Vindrell court. She knew that the baron was always a hardass, she couldn't help but sympathize for Paxton. Shae figured he had come to Echo in an attempt to earn his uncle's favor in another way, through battling the greatest threat to Chroma. Nevertheless, Shae had to inquire, [color=gold][b]"Paxton Reyn. I trust your [color=gray](unbearable)[/color] uncle is doing well? He must be proud to have a member of the house fighting with Echo."[/b][/color]

Paxton bit his lip and shook his head, [color=white][i]"Actually... He sent me off himself after I spilled coffee all over a Shindani dignitary. I was shoved by my cousin though, I've got the calmest hands in Vindrel!"[/i][/color]

Shae took in a breath and crossed her arms, [color=gold][b]"Ouch. Well I'm certain Echo will use your more prominent talents, and for a better cause too. A word of advice, though, You're going to see a lot of other hunters and huntresses as popular as I am. You might want to get used to it, nervous fidgeting isn't a good sign of confidence."[/b][/color]

Paxton straightened his back like a soldier and nodded, [color=white][i]"Yes, ma'am- Shae!"[/i][/color]

[color=gold][b]"And do away with the formalities. Echo isn't a military organization, we don't practice parade drill for hours on end. You're going to find that a lot of the veterans are quite belligerent and vulgar towards one another."[/b][/color] Shae looked out the window again, [color=gold][b]"Oh. We're here already. That was quick."[/b][/color][/color]

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[color=gray]Shae approached the door to the meeting room. She didn't know what she was summoned for, but [i]that[/i] particular meeting room always meant she was taking on some job she [i]really[/i] didn't want to do. Her summons had expected her to be present forty minutes ago, she wondered if the people requesting her presence even waited for her.

Shae opened the door and walked in calmly, [color=gold][b]"I apologize for being late. I had spent the night a lords estate. It was a long night, but the sleep after was well worth it."[/b][/color]

The huntress thought about how that must've sounded, [i]Shae Arca[/i] sleeping at a lord's home?! Scandalous! Lewd! But she didn't bother clarifying, those verbal mistakes often kept the marriage proposals away for a short time. [color=gold][b]"Commander Shaewyn Arca, repor-"[/b][/color]

That when she noticed the people in the room. Hunters and huntresses, while she recognized Sylvia and a few others, a good amount of them were completely unknown to her. [color=gold][i]It's going to be one of [b]those[/b] assignments...[/i][/color] Shae thought.[/color]