Morgana spoke up then, her voice gentle but carrying practical concern. "There's one more complication we need to address, Lord Satou. As I mentioned, I cannot accompany you on this journey—my presence is required elsewhere for political reasons, and my teleportation abilities won't be useful without visual anchors."
She reached behind herself, and from the shadows of her robes emerged a small figure that had apparently been hiding there the entire time—so quietly that even Satou hadn't noticed her presence.
A girl stepped forward, and Satou's first impression was of delicate fragility. She was tiny—barely five feet two inches tall—with a slim build that made her look almost childlike. Her most striking features were her vibrant green hair, which fell in soft waves past her shoulders, and her long, elegant pointed ears that marked her as some form of high elf or fae creature.
