[E-mail: The Asha]

[firecracker_hopping]

[Hilariously, Lera doesn't know who the Asha is, exactly. She's using the e-mail provided by an aide.]

You may have heard of this, but a new Mazda was placed in power. This information will be revealed to the general public at a press conference on Saturday.

Nonetheless, I thought it prudent to inform you beforehand. You may have already met with my predecessor, who is now my Vice Admiral.

The press conference will include our response to Aerveas's aggressions.

Adm. Lera Savinkov
The Mazda

Comments

[turnsteptwirl]

If you want to check it out, let me know. I'll talk to Beatrice and ask her to put together an escort for us to check it out together. It might be too risky for just the two of us without more training.

I'm trying to be. That's why I'm keeping it to sorting through his stuff for now, but if I find something that looks promising, believe me, I'm not acting on it until I talk it out with everyone, and work out nearly a dozen protection spells first.

[firecracker_hopping]

I'll let you know. Might be better to have trained some first. Going together sounds like a wise idea, though...

If you do decide to look into that research, tell me first.

[Since it will be her responsibility if Gabe goes crazy. Chilling thought.]

[turnsteptwirl]

Haha, yeah, probably. I've got some basics down, but that wouldn't be enough against half of the stuff that's supposed to be down there.

Well, if it's here at all, I need to find it first, but you know I would. You're the one who's going to have to deal with me if I lose my mind. Not that I'm really sure what "dealing with me" would consist of. Do you just lock me up somewhere or are you going to have to kill me?

[firecracker_hopping]

I wish I knew for certain. Let's try to never have that happen, okay?

I know you can do this without losing your mind.

[turnsteptwirl]

I'm sure as hell going to try not to. The second I start going on about needing to "get used to the Dark", please put me out of my misery, honey.

[firecracker_hopping]

...all right. If it ever comes to that.

[turnsteptwirl]

I know it's a lot to ask, but you didn't see him before he died. The way he was and how he was acting... I don't want that. I mean, I don't want to die, believe me, but I don't want that to be me, either.

[firecracker_hopping]

[She doesn't want this. Anyone who would want this is beyond her ken. This is what Morvarid meant, she thinks. These are the sorts of decisions that can grind someone down.]

It's my duty. I'd never want to do that, but if it has to be done, I will.

[turnsteptwirl]

I know. I hope it never comes to that. Thank you, though, honey.

[firecracker_hopping]

Me, too.