Ashelia nodded along with Nanamo. "My thoughts exactly, and the Don's. For his part, he was looking for a someone to represent his interests in the eastern nations, as well as in Min'To. He agreed that I seemed like the best candidate. An outworlder, of noble birth, and a former Hero of Light."

The young queen shifts in her seat, tilting her head. "This is, of course, where it gets complicated. The Don's interests are...not altogether wholesome, to say the least. Or, often, precisely legal." It was here, of course, where she paused for a sip of tea.