The North PacificBoard

Tiara... Paulina... Nia... Persia. The four of them spent the next two days completely in shock, but most importantly, perplexed at the situation that had presented itself before them. Yet, Tiara was the first to get a resolve going. Everyone backed her on it, and it was then time for them to depart the Rynese Empire. Tiara would drive them to the Hamburg International Airport, and from there, the Kaiserrin's private aircraft would take them directly to Azenyanistan. Specifically, Esperanza. The vehicle that Tiara chose was her secondary car - a 1998 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI, tuned by Herr Kaiserrin herself. It was going to be a pretty long ride to Hamburg, but it was the closest city to where Tiara's home in the Westerwald was. And so, with a few things packed - mainly from Paulina, as Tiara and Persia decided to utilize their Shuto Energy to pack what they needed - they took off.

Most of the travel was done at night, and with Tiara on her Shuto Mode. She was anxious, hurt, a little depressed, but more than anything, fired up with the desire to shove her love for Natalia down Natalia's throat. Her driving reflected this, as it was rough around the edges - her cornering was veering more towards a racing line rather than comfort, she depended a lot more on the cars' traction and grip, and she often didn't mind to step on it when on the Autobahn - a known no-speed-limit highway in the Rynese Empire. The fastest Tiara dared to go however was 180km/h - She didn't feel like racing anybody that night. Paulina and Nia slept through the car ride, but Persia activated her own Shuto Mode - which, though less powerful than Tiara's by a long shot - still allowed her to speak to her beloved as she drove down the highway.

Whatever they spoke about, it was mainly small chat. Persia felt so, so, so guilty... She shouldn't have begged. She shouldn't have tried to make her way into Tiara's relationship with Natalia. She shouldn't have tried to change the predestined fate of her slowly inching away from Tiara's life. Yet, she still did. She attempted, and she did manage something. However, that something... It left Tiara sad. She had become even more bitter now than ever. All she wanted was a 50/50 share of Tiara... yet, the only thing she managed to do was drive Natalia out of Tiara's loving grasp. She did things, but she did them in such a wrong way... Persia just began to cry as Tiara drove. She could make out what Tiara told her, yet... those words that would usually turn her around... they had lost that power. She had done the one thing that she thought as pure heresy.
She hated herself.
She absolutely hated herself at that moment.
She was absolutely livid at how she acted.

And so, they continued to drive on through the night. It would have been around 5 in the morning when they arrived at Hamburg. There were many people awaiting for them, as someone had to take the car back to Tiara's house, and of course, the bodyguards (in Tiara's case, 2B) were present. In particular, one stood out from the rest. A new Fencer, by the name of Fang von Steiermark. Fang was, in Tiara's eyes, the next person to be her disciple. He had a lot of potential... but now was not the time to delve in those thoughts. Some casual greetings occured between the groups of people, but overall, the transition from the outside of the airport to the inside and eventually, boarding the aircraft, was smooth and quick. Paulina was always by Tiara's side, and Persia was on the side opposite to Paulina. Together, and with Nia trailing slightly behind as rear guard, they made their way towards the aircraft. As the bells of Moon Over the Castle, one of the Rynese Empire's oldest folk songs which was played at airports whenever Herr Kaiserrin was present, the groumble turned into whine of the jet engines that would propell the Kaiserrin's private aircraft began to make themselves clear.

And there was one more thing clear, too.

When they came back, it would be with Natalia. No matter the cost.