Are We There Yet?
Saja: Good morning, Ravenna.
Ravenna: Up before sunrise!
Saja: Yeah. Our transport will arrive soon.
Ravenna: I think I'll have a cup of that herbal tea... or maybe some... wait... does your world have coffee?
Saja: Yes, we have coffee. We have hundreds and hundreds of types of coffee.
Ravenna: Let me at that java!
Saja: Get dressed and meet us at the cafe across the street. Vie's probably depleting their orange juice supply.
Malachi: You know, I'm going to miss this cozy little town.
Saja: We can come back soon.
Ravenna: Ahhhh..... I am fully caffeinated and ready to go.
Saja: Let's go hop on our transport shuttle.
Ravenna: Are we there yet?
Saja: By the way, Fumacine City is the largest city on the planet.
Ravenna: Yeah, it's where you grew up?
Saja: Shortly after Malachi and I were... orphaned... we enrolled in Fumacine Academy and joined the military upon graduation.
Malachi: My adoptive parents were both killed in a purge when I was young.
Saja: Mine were both murdered by Zetsfir around the same time.
Ravenna: That's... so terrible... I'm very sorry to hear that.
Malachi: It's a major reason why we fight against Zetsfir.
Saja: The Fumacine Empire actually requires all of its child citizens to join Fumacine Academy and requires a minimum of two years of service after graduation.
Malachi: We moved to Fumacine and joined voluntarily, though.
Virulyde: I was sent to Fumacine as part of a trade deal between Aufdek and Fumacine. Being an android, I didn't really have much of a choice in the matter.
Virulyde: Not that I mind, though! Saja and Malachi are my best friends!
Virulyde: Oh, you too, Dregweht. We'd never forget you.
Saja: Here we are, at last. We're home!
Ravenna: This place is huge, like you said, Saja! It kind of reminds me of Saulsburg back home!
Saja: Remember to stay close to us, Ravenna. I've been alerted that we need to watch our backs right now.
Malachi: What is it, Ravenna?
Ravenna: What's that huge thing way up in the sky?
Saja: That's the royal palace. It's the government headquarters of the Fumacine Empire.
Saja: Fortunately, the Fumacine military headquarters is down here in the center of the city.
Ravenna: So this place is laid out in a radial pattern?
Ravenna: Makes it a little easier to navigate, I guess.
Virulyde: Ohhhh.... I wouldn't bet on that! It's awfully easy to get lost around here.