As you had planned, you found yourself standing outside the little cafe the day after your little quarrel with the world. You still didn't know what you did for whatever was up there to suddenly hate you yesterday, but today you made sure to come prepared with an umbrella hidden deep within your bag.
"You're back," Arra's eyes widened in surprise when she saw you swing the door open. "I was half-joking, but you really did come back."
"Of course I did," you rolled your eyes playfully and reclaimed the seat you took yesterday.
"... Of course," the woman replied with a soft smile before folding her arms behind her back to tighten the apron around her waist. "What can I get you for today?"
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You tried to peek at the window behind your commander from the corner of your eye. You took note of the vibrant orange light slithering its way through gaps between the closed curtains before concluding that, indeed, the day just can't go by any quicker even if you wanted it to.
The room was uncomfortably warm and stuffy with the combination of over five different perfumes. You recognized them to be expensive brands from the inner walls—you never did understand why anyone would buy such overwhelming scents—but that was something you could handle.
No, what was particularly irksome about this entire meeting with the bigshots from the King's court... were the bigshots themselves. Especially the way they were only interested when it came to money.
"I must say," one of the noblemen began, immediately making you force your eyes to open wider to pay attention. You watched quietly as he stroked his goatee, looking through the folder given to everyone in attendance. "You did a good job of keeping the resources intact this month, Commander Smith."
"I have my subordinates to thank for that," the said man answered, tone humble—yet you were sure that with a slight nudge, it would teeter into boastful territory. "In fact, Captain—"
