Elizabeth wasn't exactly in favour of the Orient capturing territory belonging to the Empire although they certainly had it coming for a long time. Elizabeth wished the Emperor would put an end to all the senseless violence but even he couldn't deny that it was good for business and much safer to stay out of it. After all, war is expensive.
Finally after roughly half an hour her driver pulled up next to the curb and honked his horn and Elizabeth got into the backs seat of the open-top vehicle once again and they took off into traffic. As they whizzed along Elizabeth had an uneasy feeling in her stomach, something wasn't right about the driver, had they changed it? Surely it wouldn't have been. Elizabeth leant forward to tap him on the shoulder however before she could speak she found the vehicle speeding up and making various dangerous manoeuvres. Elizabeth was barely clinging to her seat as they drifted around corners and into parts of the city she had never been in before.
Sirens sounded behind Elizabeth, it was the Royal Guard, within moments it clicked inside of Elizabeth's head, this wasn't her driver. She was being kidnapped. Elizabeth turned to face the Royal Guards vehicle and began waving her arms in the air, it was much too loud for them to here her but she had hoped that the point was getting across.
The Guard's vehicle sped up to pull up beside them, one of the guards extended a hand towards Elizabeth in hope that should could climb into their vehicle but quickly found themselves backing off. Elizabeth had no idea why until she turned to look ahead of them.. Elizabeth's vehicle was heading towards the edge of the massive ridge that Steamridge was built upon. They edged closer and closer to the edge, it would only be moment now until the vehicle flew over, suddenly something rammed into the side of the vehicle sending it spinning through a shop front and sending shoppers running and screaming in all directions.
Elizabeth had buried her head in her hands and ducked down upon impact, as she looked up and surveyed the now wrecked boutique she noticed that the driver was in fact missing, an Officer rushed in through the massive hole that the vehicle had made in the shop front and assisted Elizabeth in climbing out of the vehicle, by now her favourite blue and white summer dress was in tatters.
“Ma'am, are you okay? Did you get a good look at your captor? Did you see where he went?” One officer interrogated her as the rest of the officers fanned out to search for the kidnapper. At this point Elizabeth was far too disoriented to answer anything and so she replied with a shake of her head. The officer understood and offered her a ride home, in no time she was back at her building.
Elizabeth stepped out of the Officers Vehicle and bid him farewell and watched as the vehicle spluttered down the street, Elizabeth sighed and headed through her front garden to the front door. Elizabeth went to fish the keys out of her purse but was interrupted by an unexpected face opening the door, it was Walter Henry, the CEO of Walter Co.
“I..” Elizabeth stuttered out. Walter simple smiled and gestured for her to come in. They entered the buildings lobby and entered the elevator which had somehow been repaired in the short space of the few hours that she had been gone. Walter didn't utter a word as the elevator came to a halt, he simply carried on down the hall and walked into Elizabeth's apartment. Elizabeth stood in the elevator for a moment in a state of pure shock. Few had seen Walter Henry in person for years, ever since the tragic death of his son.
Elizabeth stepped out of the Elevator and followed Walter into her apartment where she found him sitting in her favourite arm-chair. He gestured for her to take a seat opposite him. He cleared his throat before speaking.
