"Yuri!?"

"Kana!" The two names are said at the same time.

Kana takes a hesitant step forward but the soldiers raise their swords. "Put your weapons away now!" Yuri commands. They hesitantly comply. "Kana, what are you doing here?"

Kana slowly steps forward until she is in front of Yuri. Before anyone can react, she has Yuri in strong embrace. "It really is you, little brother!"

"LITTLE BROTHER!?" It is unclear how many people yell this at the time.

Kana releases him and smiles. Yuri ties to grasp at words before finally saying, "What are you doing here Kana?"

"I'm not sure myself. I thought I was going home but I was told this is Shin Makoku."

"Who told you that?"

Greta walks up beside Kana. "I did. I didn't know that you have an older sister."

Yuri shakes his head. "I don't. It's just a nickname Kana calls me."

"How do you know her?" Conrad finally interrupts.

Yuri faces Conrad. "Kana is my cousin."

Kana smiles, "I'm an only child so Yuri and Shori are the closest I have to little brothers."

Yuri quickly notices everyone is still there. "Kana, why don't we go somewhere more private and figure everything out." Kana laughs and nods. Yuri guilds her to a private room followed by Conrad, Wolfram, Gwendal, Gunter, and Greta. The room is a large sitting room with couches and bookshelves all along the walls. Everyone quickly situates themselves around the room. "Please, Kana, tell us everything about how you got here."

The door opens right then and Ken walks in. "I'm sorry if I'm intruding but I heard that there was a 'guest' here." Ken looks around the room and sees Kana. "Kana, long time no see."

"Hello Kenny, it has been a while hasn't it? What has it been, three years?"

Yuri clears his throat. "Ken, if you don't mind, can we get back to where we were? Kana please go on."

Kana takes a deep breath and closes her eyes, trying to remember her experience. "I just finished my last class and will now be graduating from college so I decided I would 'surprise' my mother and come home. It's been quite some time since I've seen her let alone talked to her. It had just finished raining when I started to walk home. I had another fight with my mother the last time I talked to her and I was trying to think of what to say to her. I wasn't really paying attention to where I was going and a dog comes running in front of me and knocks me off balance into a fountain. The next thing I knew, I woke up in the bath and someone was calling 'intruder'. I panicked and ran as fast as I could out of there." She looks at Wolfram, "I'm sorry about that, by the way. I hid in a closet for a while and then ran into Greta when I came out. She took me to the seamstress room and I changed into this dress. She then tried to help me escape and you can guess the rest."

Everyone sits in silence deciphering this information on their own.

Conrad is the first to ask a question. "What side of your family are you related to Yuri on?"

"My father and Yuri's mother are siblings."

"Ah!" Ken exclaims. "Kana, how is it that you know the language here?"

Yuri realizes this too. "That's right. When I first came here, I didn't understand anything."

Kana doesn't seem shocked by this at all. She explains, "Well, it's German. There are a few slight differences from what I was taught but for the most part it's the same."

"How do you know German? You never took it in school", Yuri points out.

"Yuri, didn't you know that my grandmother is German? She moved from Germany when my mother was young. When I was little and she came to visit, all she spoke was German and so my mother taught me at a young age. I've been fluent since I was about 7."

"I see." Ken adjusts his glasses. "What do you know about your mother's family history?"

Kana thinks for a few seconds before answering. "My grandmother never talked much about Germany or her family but I believe it did pain her to leave. My mother must have some memories from where she was born and never talked to me about anything, especially family. So my only family came from my father even though my mother secretly hated me for going to see Yuri. I can tell she especially hates your father, Yuri. That's why after my father's death five years ago it became harder to visit. My mother had no reason to keep in contact with Yuri's family and my mother and I began our steady descent into despising each other. Even if she were to tell me anything, in the past year, we've only talked three times. I would ask my mother but I'm not sure how I got here in the first place."

Ken sighs, "Well then, you'll just have to stay here until we figure out how to get you back."

Yuri tries to bring the mood up. "Kana, why don't I show you around the castle and we can a room for you?"

Greta perks up too, "Yes, I'll help show you around. Come on Kana!" Greta pulls gently on Kana's hand. Kana laughs and follows Greta, Yuri, and Wolfram, who doesn't want to leave Yuri alone, out of the room. Conrad is going to follow when Ken asks for him to stay.

Conrad, Gwendal, and Günter wait until the others are out of hearing before Ken speaks. "I didn't want to say this in front of Kana or Yuri but I think Kana may have a reason for being here."

"She wouldn't be after Yuri, would she?"

Ken shakes his head. "I met Kana a little after I met Yuri and she would do anything to protect him. He is her little brother and she would never be able to forgive herself if anything happened to him. Kana herself would not hurt Yuri but there is some part of her that brought her here. That's another thing. I can't figure out how she was able to come here. Until we know why and how she got here, I suggest we all keep an eye on her."

The men leave in silence and go back to their business.