Imperial Court of the Blood Dragon Shogunate

[Saerieve]

"One thing I know..."

He replied as he watched an Eagle, apparently a Chrysanthemums one, take off from one of the platforms.

"Is that Ainu is not a place for me anymore..."

He wanted to turn and study the expression on the man's face, but instead kept staring out of the window.

"The only reason I decided to stay there was getting more chance to meet Rin... Which turned out to be a false hope."

Then clearing his throat he tried to continue in a calm voice, which he succeeded, but only to some extent.

"Right now... I need somewhere quiet. Somewhere I can have a small 'private' space for myself. Somewhere that when I'm back from space and need some rest I don't have to try to ignore the looks..."

And then added after a pause.

"And somewhere preferably away from the regular traffic..."

Then turning at the shogun, he looked at the man and said,

"...And you do have a base like that, don't you? One at the edge of Kusari space, that's been much less populated since the end of the nomad wars..."

As he finished his sentence, he silently waited for shogun's reaction.

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