The three eight-tailed kitsune in the throne room, Ama's heir and her most trusted guards, look rather surprised, at Draiss' mention of not having heard from her. "We last spoke with her... just over seven months ago. She was gathering a number of supplies from her secure vault, and wouldn't tell us where she was going, or what she was planning. Only that she would be gone for a little while, and that we shouldn't worry." "She has done this many times before. But, I can confirm she is still alive, or else she would be speaking to you, now, in my guise," the stand-in says.