A guard - dark hair, green eyes, rounded jaw, and rounded middle - walked up behind Soal, his posture upright and hands at his sides.

Soal turned around to face him.

"What is it David?" she asked.

"We just got word from one of our operatives that Hera Lumina Si touched down in Newburgg in a pair of Hover Wings this morning."

"At what time?"

"Around six A.M. ma'am."

Soal turned back around so the guard couldn't see the maniacal grin that stretched across her face. "I wondered how long it would take her to show up on account of Heinz's messages," she mumbled.

"Excuse me ma'am?" David gulped.

Soal waved a dismissive hand. "Nothing." She turned around to face David again. "Is there any way to locate the intruder?"

"Our operative said she and him would be at Cafe Sureless 'catching up'"

"Oh, how the tables have turned after a period of nineteen years."