238 Stella's Progress

A full day had gone by since Rune spent the night with Fleur and Claudia. They had not had much time together as everyone quickly busied themselves with the preparations for the trip to Nereid. Their party would consist of Luna, Fleur, and Rienn. Luna and Fleur were coming for obvious reasons, but Rienn rarely ever got the chance to return home. Nereid wasn't exactly the kind of place you could casually stroll into, after all.

On top of that, Rienn also wanted to build up their connections now that they were able to travel there. Outside help was scarcely available, so clients tended to be a little more generous with their rewards back in her home country. She wanted to get to work on getting their name out there as much as possible and lamented the fact that she hadn't been with them during their trip to Oto. Having the empress herself as your ally was good, for sure, but there was just as much to be gained further down the societal totem pole.