"Hello," Juniper said, greeting them both. "My name is Juniper Dubois -- I represent the Greatwood."
They might already know that, but she thought it best to say it anyway, to make it abundantly clear that she wasn't here as a private citizen, but as an extension of her home and people. Juniper took the seat Hotaru offered her with a smile, adding, "Thank you for your hospitality."
Then she paused, trying to decide how best to phrase her somewhat awkward purpose. How did you respond to a coup that replaced one of your nominal allies with unknown quantities? On one hand, she didn't want to condone such a transfer of power; on the other, she could hardly avoid acknowledging it, and she didn't want to offend her hosts, either.
She decided to start off simply: "I came here in the hopes of understanding what's happening in Halo."
Leaving that statement open, a chance for Noah and Hotaru to give her whatever account of the coup they wished -- to justify their actions, explain them, give her some indication of how to navigate this -- Juniper added, "The previous Warden and I spoke about the possibility of Halo helping to defend the Greatwood if it were attacked -- we had an agreement to that effect, in fact."
She did not ask if that agreement still stood, not yet.
They might already know that, but she thought it best to say it anyway, to make it abundantly clear that she wasn't here as a private citizen, but as an extension of her home and people. Juniper took the seat Hotaru offered her with a smile, adding, "Thank you for your hospitality."
Then she paused, trying to decide how best to phrase her somewhat awkward purpose. How did you respond to a coup that replaced one of your nominal allies with unknown quantities? On one hand, she didn't want to condone such a transfer of power; on the other, she could hardly avoid acknowledging it, and she didn't want to offend her hosts, either.
She decided to start off simply: "I came here in the hopes of understanding what's happening in Halo."
Leaving that statement open, a chance for Noah and Hotaru to give her whatever account of the coup they wished -- to justify their actions, explain them, give her some indication of how to navigate this -- Juniper added, "The previous Warden and I spoke about the possibility of Halo helping to defend the Greatwood if it were attacked -- we had an agreement to that effect, in fact."
She did not ask if that agreement still stood, not yet.
Juniper
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