The Unrelenting Dread

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As Nahida began to stroll away from the Puspa Cafe , she tried her best to focus on the scenery and the hustle and bustle of her beloved city. The sounds of various human activities filled her small years, and many people peacefully conversed without stress or anger. Instead of filling her with hope, this sight instead filled her with worry, and her small body tensed up. As she walked on, all positivity left her, and were instead replaced with fears of her nation's future. This situation should be nothing to worry about. Since all of Sumeru's wisdom is at my disposal, there is sure to be an answer.  Suddenly, a plan came to the mind of Lesser Lord Kusanali, one of which that had a high rate of success.

This plan cannot fail.

A very hearty laugh echoed around the library, which came from the House of Danae librarian. "Katheryne, I never thought that you of all people would want to learn how to talk to people. However, you aren't an Akademiya student, so I cannot allow you to borrow the book. "

An expression of sadness came over Nahida's face, which was clearly seen by the librarian. However, she seemed to be generally apathetic about the struggles of Katheryne. Quickly, Nahida tried to think of a solution to this human problem. The simplest solution out of this problem would be to say I'm on an errand for another Akademiya student. But even as the archon of Sumeru, I am not particularly close with any student. The only way to solve this problem would to say I, Katheryne is on orders for the archon. Thankfully for the Dendro Archon, a even better plan came to her mind immediately after. 

"While I am not an Akademiya student, I happen to be acting on an urgent commission of an anonymous, high ranking member. They happen to have an important speech coming up, to which they are completely unprepared for. While this seems like a minor problem, the Akademiya member is meeting with a political figure from Snezhnaya. One wrong word and war could erupt between the two nations."

The Akademiya librarian raised her eyebrow and nodded. "While I shouldn't be trusting you this easily, I don't want to put Sumeru at risk. You better not be lying." 

"Thank you very much. Sumeru will be safe with your decision. " Even though Nahida's plan had worked successfully, her work was still not complete. As soon as she returned to the Sanctuary of Surasthana, her mind was focused on one thing. For the next week, her primary goal was to both understand all the complexities of human friendship and speech and send the letter on the day before the meetup. Thankfully, Nahida's boundless knowledge ensured that she both memorized the book and send the letter at the exact right time.

Now she could only hope that Wanderer would show up.  

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