Pursuit of the Sun 1.2

- It's just you and me, - the Lady agrees. - Did she refuse? - her gaze sweeps across the battlefield and the surrounding area. - Doesn't such an important person have critical matters to attend to today, that she would sacrifice her neck and belly for the benefit of the power-sucking rulers? Hmm... - her head inclines. - Perhaps the system built by their fathers, grandfathers, and great-grandfathers is not so fragile that it will crumble to dust after just one day left to its own devices. And therefore, things may not be as bad as they initially seem.