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It wasn't a secret to those who had magi blood running through their veins and that were closely in tune with the world of magic that Japan was currently in the middle of a huge turmoil. Resistances always existed against the harsh isolationist rules of the Guild and it was always known by everyone that the situation on Japan was a keg of powder, just waiting to explode. What no one expected was that when it finally exploded, it would be as big as it is being right now. The guild who always enforced the rules and was a very powerful organization in the world of magic was being driven into a corner, it's presence in the province of Satsuma being almost completely erased. The conflict between the resistance and the guild though wasn't just something local. The entire magic community had it's eyes turned towards it. The outcome of that conflict could start a wave that would change the world, both the magic one and the non-magic one and could even lead to another world between the mages and the non-mages. That said, there was a person who couldn't care less about the conflicts, despite being currently in a plane going right to the center of said conflicts...

Faye was honestly surprised when the guild had contacted her. She knew very well that they saw her as a very problematic individual due to her using her powers without restrain, the repeated warnings and the many reprimands from the guild, but she never expected that they would ask her help, out of anyone. In fact, she was expecting her sister to be called, not her. Being the perfect child, the heir of the Hayward family and a powerful Cryomage, it was almost certain that if the Guild needed the Hayward family's help, they would request for Victoria, not her. The fact that her attitude made of her someone that would more likely support the resistance against the isolationist rules of the Guild made their choice even more strange to her. No matter their reasons for doing that though, Faye was excited of being able to go to Japan. Since she was requested by the guild too, the Hayward family couldn't do anything at all against her. Of course, she didn't care nor gave even the tiniest bit of importance to the situation that was happening on Sastuma right now.

The flight was long and honestly, very boring for Faye. Without anything to do other than watch some movies and sleep, she had to find excuses to get up from her chair and walk a bit for the entire flight. According to the instructions that were given to her by email, there was going to be someone waiting for her on the airport to take her to the guild safe house. Faye herself didn't need to specifically ask for a driver but the Guild knew that it was either that or leave her to her own devices in a foreign place. A curious Faye that didn't know how to speak Japanese and had no problems in using her powers in public, in the middle of Satsuma who was the center of the rebellion, wasn't a good idea at all. The moment Faye got out of the airplane though, she received a message on her smartphone. According to it, the guild safe house had been compromised and the location of the place she was going had been changed.

Faye already was someone hard to ignore where in the UK. In Japan though, she did draw even more attention, as it became evident due to the stares that she attracted the very moment she passed the customs and effectively got in Japanese soil. She even had to stop a few times in order to take selfies together with a few people, which she did without any problem at all.

[color=silver]"Miss Hayward."[/color] a male voice suddenly called her, with a small sign with her full name written on it.

[color=f26522]"Oh hey! Are you from the-"[/color] She began, with a cheerful tone and smile that seemed to be the complete opposite of the serious expression the man had on his face.

[color=silver]"Yes. If you could come with me now, I would be [i]grateful[/i]"[/color] The man said, interrupting her in a silent but firm tone, obviously reprimanding her for her almost having mentioned the guild.

[color=f26522]"Ooh, right! Sorry!"[/color] she said, with an awkward smile.

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"It's fine for you to call me Faye by the way. No need for the miss or to be overly formal."[/color] Faye said as she got inside the silver Nissan Note that was parked outside.

[color=f26522]"We are going to this new place, right?"[/color] she asked as she sat down on the back, with her bad on her lap as she made a small portal on top of it, reaching inside and grabbing a small bar of cereal.

The driver looked at her in shock, almost not believing in what the girl had just made. Not due to her magic but to the fact that she was clueless and an airhead to the point of using her magic like that in the presence of someone who worked for the guild and being in the [i]worse[/i] places in the world right now to do that.

[color=silver]"You are really incapable of taking anything seriously, aren't you?"[/color] he asked, finally dropping the formal tone as he sighed loudly, putting his hand in his forehead and shaking it in disapproval. 

[color=f26522]"What? I am hungry!"[/color] she said, protesting as she gave a bite on the cereal bar.

It did take a while for them to get to said house, especially since the location changed. When they arrived though, the driver simply dropped her off in front of the house with her baggage with a small indication that that was where she was going to stay before leaving with the car again.

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"I wonder why he was so grumpy..."[/color] Faye said to herself as she approached the house, knocking on the door without a care in the world.