She remember what Aegis and Judina had told her about Emphyrean Divine. Their guild master was nothing to sneeze at and Blue Pegasus were on good terms with them. It was perfect!

Lee had to convince herself this was a good thing. Though, she felt she needed no one to help her sometimes, especially when it came to her own things. Ragtime had to mentally push her to even consider the idea of going to this guild for assitance. What other choice did she have? Home? Hell, no. According her cousin, Astrid, Solomon was already on her tail. Her parents and uncle were still not out of the woods. Astrid had been vague and distant with her and updates. She had her reasons and already made them clear upon each call, assuring Lee that it was no ill intent.

"I am still unsure about this, Ragtime" she whispered to herself. Internally, he sighed at the thought of Lee having second thoughts.

"You are going to do this for the sake of your own sanity and your daughter. Remember, if not for you, for her and Lector. I will take care of you, kid. Just keep her safe. The worse thing they could say is no" he assured her. He and her talked within her own thoughts. Outside, everyone thought she was just focused. Her daughter was at her side. Hikari was wearing a yellow shirt and boots with a red pair of overalls. Her hairs was a dirty blonde color that was long and wavy.

Hosenka was beautiful during the night. There were Joyan paper lanterns lit up on the strings along each booth which was selling all sorts of food. LeeAnn, of course, gotten lots of unneeded stares from other men, checking her out. They all smelled horribly drunk. She gave death glares, enough to poison someone's drink. Hikari held her hand and LeeAnn made sure she did not go any where. She was still trying to get used to the idea of parenthood, but so far she was doing okay. "You're nearing the guildhall. Stand up straight. Head held high and relax, kid. I am sure you will be alright" Ragtime furtherly assured her. Silently, she came upon a large, beautiful building that was Joyan in style.

Hikari's and Lector's eyes grew stars. Their mouths were gapped with a grin. Both looking at each other then ran ahead of Lee. With a groan, she dashed in front of them and glared down. "Okay, you two. Here are the rules. We are guests. This is not a playground. I want BOTH of you on your best behavior. Please. Just this once" she spoke, sternly. Her eyes begged them to at least mind their manners. A giant gate was behind her, blocking them to get inside. "Again, behave. Hikari this means no running around, no screaming or squealing, you stay by my side of else no candy after dinner. Got that?"

Hikari's eyes became a bit sad, but could tell her mother was stressed. Sweetly, the small girl intertwined her hand with Lee's. "Let's go, mommy." At that moment, Lee felt her stomach churn making her ache. It reminded her of her own parents and what they were going through. She had to be there for Hikari. No one else was going to. Slowly, she pushed onto the gates and entered into the guild. Everything here was beautiful. Of course, the others were amaze. Lee had to admit it that Blue Pegasus was no where near as impressive as this guildhall. This place had everything. Though, there was more pressing matters on hand. She entered into the guildhall and found someone who was a member. "Excuse me, where can I find the guildmaster, Kurisa? I am a member of the Blue Pegasus guild. I was wondering if she could help me with something. My name is Lee Nakamura" she spoke.

LeeAnn was alone with a five year-old. She had not seen Judina in a long time. Atani and Raymus were no where to be heard from. Tempris was the only one she had seen since the hunt. Her cousin was hunting her down and would kill her and her daughter. Stories from Judina and Aegis about their guild and more from just rumors. There was no questioning how amazing it was and impressive. It's walls made any feel safe. Her stomach churned even more, hating to ask anyone for help for Hikari. She was doing this to keep her daughter safe since Judina was no where in sight. The stakes were getting high for her.

The man before her looked hungry as he blew up his pipe. It was shaped like a dragon. Something that reminded her of how she learned her dragon slayer magic. The dragon that did look very similar to that. "Yes, we are strong. Though, that's not wh-" she paused. A soothing voice cut through their conversation in a scolding tone towards the man. He expressed a little bit of defeat, but complied. The woman before her was the definition of beauty. Hikari's and Lector's jaws dropped with an amazement. The girl's little eyes grew to be stars. You're so pretty! You should be a model" she cried in excitement.

Lee's face turned a little flush. "Hikari, don't be rude. We don't scream in front of people" she spoke. "I am so sorry about her. She gets very excited about a lot of things. My name is Lee Nakamura and this is my daughter, Hikari. Judina and Aegis told me a lot about you. I came to ask for help, in regards to give us a place to stay. Recently, I was staying with Judina after a massive bloodshed battle with my cousin. We both made it out alive and she let me stay at her place. I haven't seen her in a while. I will pay you rent for a room for my daughter and I" she explain. She gave a polite bow and then made eye contact. LeeAnn looked defeated and just torn apart with turmoil with the slaughter of her grandfather and possibly most of her family. The Nakamura family was powerful, but right now, that was taken with it's most powerful members either in hiding or on their death beds. With the orders of her whole remaining family, she had to remain in Hosenka until the coast is clear.

"Quite the introduction," she gave a nice smile and played with her long raven hair. "I go by Karisa now as Kuri is no longer with me," she softly said with a tone full of mystery as most will not know what she means by that. Her eyes lowered as she listened to Judina's name as she was filled with sorrow. She grew up with her in her past life and now she was gone, going through the lifestream. She pointed a finger upward to make the sigh of '1', "Firstly~ who is this cousin you speak of? Two, of course, you may stay as I will give you a tour myself,~" she gave a smile. Karisa wanted to make sure she did not feel threatened in any way.

Empyrean Divine is supposed to be a safe haven, even if they were from a different Guild. She wanted to jot down for Lee, "Rent is not a thing here when it comes to wanting a sanctuary, " she lastly said and escorted them inside. Her companion closed the doors as she started towards the main course, her quarters. The midsection was where the ship-like domain was rather large and no, it cannot sail seas. Stairs of gold and red escorted them up to the door in which she opened to reveal the main area. "So what will you like to see first?~", she questioned as she turned fully around to gaze at them.

Inside main section

The women before her took Lee's words breath away. She was the pure definition of beauty. Honestly, she was better looking than anyone in Blue Pegasus. She commented on the introduction. If there was anything that her parents taught her was honesty and being upfront. She held her gaze with the women before her. LeeAnn noticed that she wanted to be called Karisa, which Lee respected that. Quickly, Lee gotten the message and nodded. "Understood." She gotten the message about everything, though her face did controt into guilt. Her fox ears folded backwards while she felt the guilt washing over even more. Lee was not going to cry or scream now since that would be rude.

My cousin is named Solomon Nakamura, the eldest of my Uncle's kids. He is a man of radical beliefs using the spirit world for power. He disappeared for several years until recently wanting to wipe me and the family off the map for...reasons I am still trying to wrap my head around. Though, I know he wanted something to do with me and my spirit...Ragtime. He's still alive, but I have no idea after Judina saved me and my family. Since a week or two ago...I haven't seen her. I was resting since the fight took a lot out of me. Since she is apart of your guild, I would like to apologize if any of this was my fault. I will take full blame...she was my oldest and most dearest friend. I will tell you any more that you want to know incase. I don't want to cause any harm to you, you're family or your guild. I just need a safe place for Hikari for a while til' I can figure things out" she explained. She felt extremely guilty about Judina's death. Though she did not know the details, she held her ears backwards and cletched her teeth together.

Hikari tugged on her shirt. "Mommy, can we go on the tour now? I hate to see you so upset" she asked. The kitsune smiled and nodded. Lector walked with Hikari, slowly. Lee relaxed a little, but she could feel Ragtime's presence inside her head stiring around anxiously. He grew to be one of her most trusted friends rather quickly. They entered the guildhall which made all three of them, even Ragtime, gaping like fish. Hikari's and Lector's eyes lit up like fireworks. Lee was still taking it all in. "You have a beautiful guild here. Blue Pegasus is nothing compared to this. I can't imagine the upkeep on this. Even the engravings are a gold color. I am sure the lobby or where guildmates gather for a good drink or two would be a good place to start" she mentioned. She had to hand to Karisa, she had one of the most impressive guildhalls she had ever seen in sight. By far, this was far better than Blue Pegasus, though she wasn't going to tell any of her mates that back at home.

She would continue to follow the guildmaster, leaving a close trail behind her to make sure she or other two didn't get lost in such as grand building. Hikari held Lector's hand as he lead her through the main hall. LeeAnn couldn't begin to fathom how beautiful everything was. Karisa really knew have to maintain beauty of such a large property. There must of been guild members and hired help to aid with its maintence. The rooms were large and gave her an idea what a true guildhall entitled. It really resembled the true Joyan culture. She knew Manzo would get a kick out this. Internally, she heard a scoff from the choatic spirit inside her head. Ragtime hated that word for some reason. He never really explained, but she had an idea why.

That was all in the past through. Hikari was gasping in awe at everything like she usually was. Everything amazed the little child. It amused her a lot with how easily entertain she was. If she ever got too stressed with Hikari, she would give her a toy. Lee never heard from ehr for at least half-hour to an hour to hours. Ragtime also played with her. She tugged at her mother's pants leg when it came to the near the end of the tour. She pointed to her mouth, indicating she was hungry. At least she had the manners to not speak while Karsia was explaining everything. "Do you know where we could get food? My daughter is a little famished" she smiled.

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