[center]--IROHA--[/center]

She felt hot, uncomfortable and other unpleasant feelings but she only blamed herself for that. After all, who in their right mind would wear some thick armor and clothing in the heat of Furumaki. Still, she was only partly to blame since high temperatures were uncommon in Sariwon and who in the all of Ostaria could predict that this day would have that kind of temperature.

Wiping off some sweat with her gloved hands, she followed the House Tosen group. They were the first people Iroha found who would battle against the mysterious monsters that emerged in Sariwon. They looked happy to have but Iroha wondered if her foreign style of armor and clothing were bothering the Tosens. She hoped not as the last thing she wanted was her allies being distracted from more important things.

Fortunately, the temperature decreased to a more comfortable level after entering the grandiose building of House Iwanai where two Houses, the Tosen and the Aseryo, would meet the head of the Iwanai about the monster problem. Iroha had heard that the Tosen and the Aseryo were bitter enemies but she was glad that they managed to put aside their differences to deal with a problem that not only concerned them but probably all of Sariwon, maybe even all of Ostaria.

[center]--JESTER--[/center]

He had heard Iroha had joined House Tosen and so the logical choice was to join House Aseryo. He had heard there was some sort of a monster problem that united the two enemy Houses but he knew a common enemy was but a temporary solution to generation-long blood feud. There was good chance that some of both Houses would try to use the commotion to deal damage or even wipe out the opposing House. But he was not there for the Houses. No, he was there for a much more important ordeal.

Jester followed behind the group of visitors, trying to be as unnoticed as possible for if Iroha knew he was there then she would have her guard up and that would not be fun at all. He was silent as he entered the building. He was silent as he sat with the other visitors. He was completely silent. He was silent when he kept his eyes on the oblivious Iroha.