Not only had Sakura contacted the host in the short time she was away, the raven haired girl had changed her attire as well.  Instead of her traveling garb, Sakura now wore a Rich blue dress with a very short skirt and a frilly white apron.  The dress was low in both front and back.  (YUme giggled a little, glad Sakura hadn't gone so far as to add the feather duster this time.)  The tatoo on her back--an intricately detailed emerald green dragon, peeked above the dress and started to peer over her shoulder.<br/><br/>The redhead rose and spent some time exclaiming over the fantastic chairs.  She focused on one for a few moments, shifting it too be a little higher, and wide enough for two.<br/><br/>"Thank you for the fantastic hospitality, ma'am.  I've only heard of such wonders as these."  She touched Sakura on the shoulder and gave her a little hug.  “You're the best, Sakura-chan.”<br/><br/>The raven haired girl smiled and lowered her eyes demurely.  “Thank you, my master.”  The elemental let the giantess draw her down on the chair next to her, and Yume made sure that her friend had a cup of the tea as well.<br/><br/><em>She really makes my heart hammer when she calls me that...  Hee.  I wonder if we confused our hosts.</em><br/><br/>Yume warmed her hands on the tea, sipping a few times as the tea cooled to a more manageable level.  Her eyes danced around the chimes.  “I wonder how these are made?  I've heard of sorcerers weaving simple elemental effects into normal items, but neither mother nor Rooted in Chalcedony know how, and I never asked grandmother about it...”<br/><br/>She took a few more sips on the tea, rosy lips spreading into a grin.  “This really is delicious, Ellera.”  She grinned brighter at the mention of cracking mountains.  “Oh, that wouldn't be fair.  Mountains don't hit back.”  Her eyes danced.  “Let's see.  I've studied with the Silver Shadows, but I wasn't stealthy enough to pass their adult hood rites, so I came back to Earth and Sky.  Mother passed Sakura's service to me.  That was...  Well, without a doubt the most intense night of my life.  Sorry, I probably shouldn't talk about it...”<br/><br/>There was probably a memo about that night delivered to the Committee on Essence Users—though it might just have easily been buried in a thousand others.  A young solar, her elemental servant and a number of supernatural martial artists assailed by a mixed band of elementals and demons.  The God of Celestial Success summoned to Creation by advanced thaumaturgy.  The loom of fate registering two anima banners radiating from a single Solar...<br/><br/>Yume turned too view the newcomer and gave a delighted squeal.  “Sania!”  She hurried to embrace the sorceress and kiss her on the corner of the lips.  “How are you?  Where have you been? Is Grandmother coming?  Sit with us.  This is my best friend Sakura.”<br/><br/>The ebony haired girl rse and bobbed a bow.  “How do you do?”<br/><br/>“And this is Ellera.”