Alisarra is invited in quickly. Her mother is still relatively young, only fourty years of age, and has kept her beauty remarkably well for a mortal. She softly hugs you as you enter, smiling as she sits. She is similarly well-dressed, garbed in flattering, but not overly revealing robes, and her hair of a fair length. The blonde hair and pale skin set her rather apart from the common inhabitant of the Realm, of course. The room is rather elegant, though understated, with a few old war trophies from the North, and the portrait of your father in his full armor " My dear daughter, I am glad to see you are well." She's always been proud as can be of the success you've shown in life, and supportive of your choices in recent year, not only out of self-interest, though your success has been good to her. " I have some rather exciting news... The Empress herself has requested a meeting with you, of the utmost importance, scheduled one week from today at the Palace of the Scarlet Empress." The Empress felt that residing within the Palace of the Anathema was not what she needed for her seat of power. " She was quite recalcitrant about what she wanted to meet about, but it would certainly be a great boon to your career." She smiles. " And it would be a great honor for you to meet the Scarlet Empress herself."<br/><br/>Amaya walks through the empty great hall, the dust quietly falling behind her as she once again leaves it empty. She moves through the endless hallways, till she ends in the master bedroom- unprecedently, both Mother and Father are present at the same time, and odder still, they seem to have been waiting for you. " Ah, good. You're here." Your mother's tone is not warm, but neither is it as chilly as it usually is. " We've been informed of your escapades in your school. We heard that you mangled a bully." " We were very proud. We hadn't expected you'd get proper combat training in that school." Father may have just spoken to you for the longest at any one time. " We've had very good news, Amaya. The Scarlet Empress will be meeting with you in one week. We hope you will make a favorable impression on her, the Realm is in a fragile state, and we will want to have the favor of the current dictator." Mother has never been fond of the Scarlet Empress. Her brother was one of the officers who joined the Scarlet Empress in the Palace of the Anathema, and she's never been happy that he was not the one to take the reins of the realm. " And do try to remember, if she wants you to kill someone- Arms, when detached, are meant to remain detached." Father gives that little smile that tells you he's joking, only it's not really wise to bet it's really a joke. After you are ushered out quickly, you find yourself walking back to your room- and stopping as you see a large portrait. It's in an older section of the house, but it's quite obvious what it is, once you see the name... It's the second cousin. Despite it all, he definitely has a certain resemblance to you, in the incredibly strong markings of the Water. And as his stance and the caption state, he was a master of the Even Blade form...<br/><br/>For a moment, everything goes dark. You remember water, blood, claws, the elation of victory, and grinding teeth, watching a daiklave sink into a small lake. You reawake, gasping for air quickly from the memory of pain, and yet, things seem to be quiet once again... Perhaps the work of a spectre, might be wise to call the Immaculate Order in.<br/><br/>Ofuji is answered quickly by his mother. She has always been fond of him, reminded of his father by her son. " Ofuji! It is good to see you. It rust that you have been doing well in your studies?" She smiles, inviting you to sit. Her outfit is appropriate, a beautiful green kimono with a small rose sown along the arm, the symbol of her family, and she sits across from a small coffee table. Shinji appears momentarily with two hot cups of jasmine tea, leaving respectfully as your mother begins to talk. " We've recieved word from the Empress- She has sent a message that you are to meet with her in a week. This would be a superb chance for you to meet the Empress- I know that you have shown a great deal of interest in that..." She smiles. She knew enough to know that when a child wrote stories about becoming a ruler of the Realm as a child, it can pay off when one harnesses those impulses, cultivates them. " I have already arranged the carriage to take you there." She smiles- despite that slightly scheming nature, she was still an unusually warm and present parent for a Dragon-Blood.<br/><br/>