by Twisted Eternal Wolvetta
Entwined Empyrean
The Aries Republic
"Meister Viola. It's fine to call you that, yes?"
For once, with her feet set firmly on the ground, Shizuru smiled faintly. She nodded in regards to the Aries President, cupping her hands before herself. "That is fine, Mrs-"
"Oh, please. Don't call me that god awful name." The bespectacled woman grumbled out in distaste. Her expression twisted, waving the otome off. "Everyone at the Hexagon calls me Saeko."
"Saeko." For a moment the younger woman paused. Watching the President carefully, Shizuru wet her lips. "Your sponsorship. It never indicated who my-"
"Who your master was?"
The otome nodded once more, and Saeko laughed softly. Sitting herself down in front of her desk, she insisted the otome to do the same. A chair was the opposite side of her desk, appearing almost lonely within the spacious office.
"As you can imagine, it takes a lot of work to keep a secret within the Ariesian Republic. Your sponsorship wasn't indicated on purpose. I am sure it brought suspicion amongst your peers?"
"One mentor in particular was rather… wary." Shizuru murmured, her mind tracking back. Miss Maria, whatever would Shizuru have done without her? She smiled absently, heightening the President's curiosity. Sitting herself down, Shizuru regarded Saeko once more.
"As you would know, I have two daughters." Saeko confirmed, watching her for a moment. Bringing out a document of stapled pages from a drawer, Saeko rested it onto her desk. Sliding it across to Shizuru, she spoke once more. "Alyssa is my youngest. She is nine years old. As for my eldest, Natsuki, she is twenty-one."
"Which one is my…?"
"Technically both." The President wafted a hand dismissively. "Alyssa has a bodyguard, so officially it would be Natsuki."
Why hadn't she just said that in the first place? Subtly, Shizuru arched a brow. Crossing a leg atop the other, she took the document. It mainly consisted of general information regarding the Krugers. Though it did include miscellaneous things such as maps, timetables and staff registers. Flicking through the pages, she paused. "Your daughter is disabled, isn't she? From…-"
"She is." Saeko confirmed.
Briefly the documentation stated this fact. Shizuru knew of the Krugers misfortune regarding the accident. But then again, most of the world did. Of course Earl would, given the fact Natsuki Kruger was the daughter of the Ariesian President.
"When will I meet with her?" The meister inquired, setting the document aside on the desk.
Would she be meeting with her today or tomorrow?
AUTHOR'S NOTES
Since Squall is working so well in short chapters, I'm doing the same here. I have no idea where this story is going at the moment. But like that's ever stopped me before.
Story wise, this universe is a mix between the Otome manga and anime. Depending on the route Empyrean takes, I may consider mixing the characters up too. For the time being though, let's take a step at a time.