[ K'thisru squeezes Alkaid's hand tightly, feeling as though she knows or can at least guess what is causing her sister trouble. Not for the first time, she wishes that things could be different, that there was a way for her to bring Aymeric here so that the two of them could be together as they so clearly long to be. But duty cannot be ignored, nor should it, and she is well aware that both of them would be even more upset by the notion that they were somehow shirking from theirs.

Yugiri is not so forthcoming with physical gestures of comfort, but she still gives Alkaid a sympathetic glance. ] This someone must be of great importance to you. [ It does not take very much to see and hear how much Alkaid is missing this special someone. ]

Is it not possible for him to join you here, even for a brief visit? [ That he did not make the journey with her seems to point to something that is keeping the two of them apart. ] Even with the covert nature of what must be done, surely a few hours, even a single night, would not cause a significant delay.