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Hideout (Suttling Basin, old mill)

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Elder Sibling chucked at the response. [b][color=orange]”Very well, Chieko.”[/color][/b] With a snap of her fingers, everyone walked out of the room. She waited for the door to shut before continuing. Fritzi then threw back her hood, showing her real face to Chieko. [color=peachpuff]”You'd better not be pulling a fast one on me. But yes, I can tell you what the royal seal is before we get started.”[/color] She reached her arms over her head and stretched, letting out a little yawn as she did so. [color=peachpuff]”The royal seal is a required right of passage to participate in the royal election. The emperor is unfit to rule due to his youth, and so everyone's clamoring to be his right hand man. Because for all intents and purposes, being his number two makes you number one.”[/color] Fritzi rested her hands on her hips. [color=peachpuff]”There are a total of four seals, and all but one of them is held by a demihuman. Which doesn't matter, because most of the voters are humans. The only way to ensure a diplomatic victory is if all of the seals are possessed by demi-humans. So all I have to do is steal Mistress Vertti's seal and I can win this war with a diplomatic victory. It should look like this.”[/color] The wolf girl took a moment to retrieve a book from her robes and pointed at an illustration that looked like a compass. 4 colors divided by a black line and a dragon in the center. [color=peachpuff]”No killing anyone, just like you wanted, right?”[/color] She dropped the book and clapped her hands together. [color=peachpuff]”Actually, you're a human. I bet you could walk right into her bedroom and confirm it's location for yourself. I could lend you Chiyo or Quill as back up if you think you'd need it, but you should be fine as long as you don't get caught.”[/color] 

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[color=FFDEAD]"Ahhhh!"[/color] After letting out a sharp yelp, Aer froze up as soon as Grissaia put his hands on her shoulders. [color=FFDEAD]"O-oh, It's morning, isn't it?"[/color] She stepped backwards out of his hands. [color=FFDEAD]"Right, can't really face the day on a belly filled with wine, can I?"[/color] Aer spun the boy around and pushed on his back, forcing him to step out of the room. [color=FFDEAD]"No spells for me, thanks. Last man who cast a spell on me robbed my family blind. Not that you'd do that but, but, eh."[/color] After getting Grissaia out of her room, the small woman leaned against the frame of the door. [color=FFDEAD]"Um, thank you. Thank you! For checking up on me. Do tell Lady Vertti that the medicine was really good. I fell, really, good."[/color] She placed her hand on the door. [color=FFDEAD]"And I'm going to get dressed, so I'll see you later."[/color] She shut the door as gently as she could.

Mistress Vertti had just arrived. [color=lavender]"I heard a shout. I'm confident in your ability to handle the situation but..."[/color] She approached the two bottle of wine beside the door. After staring at them for an uncomfortable amount of time, she looked back at Grissaia. [color=lavender]"I would like to go for a walk. It's not something we've done in a while, and the weather looks good today. I'll even let you choose where we go."[/color] Mistress Vertti might have been Grissaia's adoptive mother, but sometimes she acted more like a sister.