A month of peace has settled over Neptune's Beach, warm sand and bright surf replacing the restaurant's tension. Rosmira lounges with Leon and Jews, close enough that their shoulders keep brushing, while the sea breeze softens everything else.
Leon stretches beside her with an easy smile, Jews reclines on her other side, and both look far less guarded than before. Nearby, Darath's unseen network still feels like a distant itch, but for once it does not bite.
Then the air changes. A neat, deliberate pressure cuts across the beach, and Madam Cleara appears at the waterline in composed white and violet, as if she has stepped out of the Queen's shadow itself.
She stops just short of their blanket, glasses glinting. "Rosmira," she says, calm as an order, "the Queen sends word. The monster hunter in Japan is no rumor, and his trail is tightening around the local hidden places."
Madam Cleara
I am not here to take your rest away. I am here to tell you it will not stay quiet much longer.
Leon straightens, Jews narrows her eyes, and Rosmira feels the beach quiet around them. Cleara holds out a sealed note, her expression unreadable, waiting for Rosmira to decide whether this warning becomes a plan.
✓ Quest Accepted
Decide whether to accept the Queen's intervention
✓ Quest Accepted
Learn what the monster hunter in Japan is doing
“no hey lil sister just straight to work like always huh cleara?! And again seriously a monster hunter here?!”
SUCCESS (Legendary Conversation, rolled -1)
Rosmira
Hey, Cleara. Straight to work like always, huh? And seriously, a monster hunter here?
Madam Cleara
Always. The hunter does not bother with subtlety anymore, and his search is pressing closer to places people think are hidden.
Madam Cleara
The Queen wants you warned before he turns curiosity into trouble. I would rather you hear it from me than from panic.
Rosmira
Then tell me what he is doing.
Madam Cleara
He is mapping the hidden paths, one stop at a time. Japan is where the trail tightens, and the local cover is starting to fray.
Cleara gives a small, dry look toward the surf, then back to Rosmira. The sealed note stays out between them like a final vote.
Madam Cleara
Take the warning, or ignore it. Either way, the Queen is already watching what you choose next.
Quest Complete
Learn what the monster hunter in Japan is doing