Miki held up a hand.  "Relax.  You get flustered, and you're going to go through your essence a lot faster.  I want answers as to a few things, and I used these as a... sort of insurance policy.  I'd say you've got about... oh, four minutes before it drains through the bulk of your essence.  It's only temporary though.  Once I get the answers I'm after, you'll be fine.  Firstly, I'll be kind enough to answer you.  My name is Mikiro Asaniya.  You may call me Lady Miki.  You are currently in my home on the coast of the Inland Sea."  She smiled.<br/><br/>"Now.  Who are<em>you</em>, and why did a Dynast suddenly show up on my doorstep?  You are, after all, a long way from Lookshy, and even farther from the Isle," she said, tilting her head slightly.