Mizu opened her eyes slowly as she woke up, and got out from her bed, nearly stepping on Nimbus beneath his blankets. She stopped for a second to glance at him. He was still sleeping, as Mizu could observe from his closed eyes and relaxed snoring.
Mizu began to wonder about Nimbus and his situation. He had been torn from his home and family, and was now being held captive aboard this ship, forced to work under an army of soldiers he probably feared and felt uncomfortable with. Surrounded by strangers, the boy was fated to this loneliness...
Mizu frowned, once more feeling sorry for Nimbus. She could see the Heaven Skyrune around Nimbus' neck, so she bent down to examine it.
It was quite a visually stunning stone, gold and shining in its glow. So he says his mother gave this to him...And his mother had to have been a Theo for that to be so...So does this mean he's a Theo?
Mizu grabbed the stone, then brought it up close to her face, gazing at it. She made sure not to tug too hard on the necklace; such force would awaken Nimbus.
But he didn't even know it was a Sacred Skyrune...If he is Theo, he certainly is a shameful one... Mizu stood up. Seeker is leaving me in charge of this guy...It might not be so bad after all.
Mizu found herself smiling as she stared down at the sleeping Nimbus, half hoping he would wake up so she could ask him questions about his feelings. She hoped he didn't mind being held captive on board...
Arion's voice could be heard from another room outside. Mizu stepped out of the room to find Arion speaking into a transmitter, seated on a chair near the pilot's office.
"...Yes, that is what your Queeen informed us of...How many soldiers? Six? Understood, we shall make room for them..."
Mizu sighed. Six men of the Spring Grand Special Guard would be joining aboard...This disturbed Mizu quite strongly. Her sigh was pretty loud, for it attracted Arion's attention. He held his finger up to his lips, signalling for Mizu to be quiet.
"Okay...No, no, the pleasure is ours...Yes...Goodbye." Arion shut off the transmitter, then walked over to the window, ignoring Mizu.
"The SSF should be arriving in a little while...I'll be opening the hangar to let their AFCapsules inside," Arion spoke aloud to anyone who was listening, as he stood at the window watching for the Spring soldiers to show up.
(( SSF = Spring Special Forces. They're the soldiers from Spring that are coming aboard. AFCapsules = Aerially-Functioned Capsules. They're just like small airships that have room for only a pilot and one passenger... ))