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[enthraller]

[Saralegui glances over to Yuuri with an apologetic smile, sincerely regretful as he shrugs]

Not much, unfortunately. We didn't have much time to talk, back then. You gave me a tour of Blood Pledge Castle later, though. And you introduced me to your daughter.

[swirlied]

[ He smiles at the mention of Greta. ]

I hope you two got along, at least. [ And he pauses, thoughtful. He's a little worried about Greta, but this isn't the first time he's been gone for a while. At least she has people there to look after her. ]

I guess we'll have plenty of time to talk here, since we don't know when we'll be able to go back.

[enthraller]

[At the reminder of how long they might be stuck here, Saralegui grimaces and sighs.]

Mm. I imagine your people will be able to keep Shin Makoku afloat in your absense. But I'm not so sure about my own country.

[There are still competent people like Lord von Voltaire back in Shin Makoku, after all. But the only person Saralegui trusts back home is Belias, and as skilled and loyal as he might be, he isn't a politician.]

[swirlied]

[ His smile falls, and his eyebrows knit together in concern. ]

Do you not have anyone to watch over things when you're gone?

[enthraller]

[s i g h.]

No one good at that sort of thing, unfortunately. And Small Shimaron has always been attractive prey to plenty of interested parties...

[swirlied]

Well, I'm sure everyone back in Shin Makoku would try to protect Small Shimaron, since we're friends! They would know that's what I'd want.

[ ...There goes his optimism again. ]

[enthraller]

[Saralegui pauses just to shoot Yuuri an exasperated look, faintly fond but mostly just frustrated.]

I'm not so sure about that. Your friends are a great deal less forgiving than you are. And they never really liked me to begin with.

[swirlied]

[ He frowns. ]

But I think they would still want to respect my own wishes, even if they don't agree.