"Thankfully, we have a peace treaty with most of these organizations and polities," Schoel remarked with a serious expression. "We have already established an understanding with all of them for this particular mission in order to ensure that we don't get in each other's way. The biggest problem will be organizations we don't have an agreement with…"
Even as he droned on about the details of the competition that they would face, Ria found herself staring at the coat of arms of the Kandrian Empire with a hint of discomfort.
She had a love-hate relationship with her own Empire. She loved what she remembered of her childhood. She hated what she remembered from her adolescence.
The latter was much fresher in her mind, causing the hatred to outweigh the love. But she did think about the good times every now and then, because she did yearn for them.
