He went across from her, fixing the kimono. The gesture had a uncommon effect on him, he was reminded of the times he worked within Kusari, sitting like this in meetings with corporate men of different levels - mostly who worked for Samura. Pushing unsavory thoughts aside, he sat down.
- "You'll excuse me if I sound so... casual." - He let a smile go through. - "The truth is, albeit nowhere else comes close to how much I wanted to visit Ainu, being here is more a surprise for my past than anything else."
Allan wasn't sure how much his contact with Aimi Amaia* had gone forth, or even if his past within Samura was known by the priestess who had received him. Either way, none of that was a secret, he simply didn't want to repeat himself or bother with something that was on his past.
- "With things in Sirius moving the way they are, however, I recognized it was time to swallow shame - time to experience and learn what the Sisterhood really represents."