After having finished settling her mission within Tsumigakure that she had been assigned, Chise made it a point to stop by Mirabelle's apartment to ensure everything was still in one piece, at least relatively.. She took some time to rest there, occasionally taking a moment to clean a room here or there given the conditions they had left it in when all of this had begun. She found the bed that Mirabelle had been resting in when Chise practically dragged her there. The rags she used in rotation to help cool her fever, the bowl of water arranged on the nightstand and the blankets and sheets that were tossed in a mess from the rush they went through after Mirabelle had woken up. The memory seemed to spark some sense of nostalgia in her, despite it not having been quite that long ago. Yet so much seemed to have happened since then that it could easily be mistaken for a lifetime ago. Chise took the time to bring the room back to an orderly manner; a level of control that would bring her some peace of mind thinking that -if nothing else- Mirabelle would have something to return to that wasn't so unpleasant.
After awhile, Chise had noticed a bird flutter into a window that she had temporarily opened to let in some fresh air. A note seemed to be strapped around a collar that was attached around it's neck and torso, wrapped in a small cylindrical container. Chise blinked, wondering if the bird would fly away the moment it noticed her shuffling about, yet when it seemed to not leave, she opted to approach and take hold of the note it had, of which it flew away the moment she had it. Unfolding the paper, she noticed immediately it was from Mirabelle. It appeared to be an update letter of some sort; detailing her experience at the tournament and where she planned to head after. Chise's eyes softened a moment as she considered what it was she was up to.. What if she was heading somewhere dangerous and she was still hurt from the battle she faced in the tournament? She knew Mirabelle was capable of a lot by comparison to herself, yet everyone had their limits, surely. With a sense of resolve suddenly passing over her eyes, Chise set the note in her pocket as she moved around the apartment, gathering up a replenishment of supplies to arrange in her bag, including a map she had found among some of Mirabelle's things before setting off once again, making her way toward the Northern-most part of the region where the map began to lead her toward Warenaiwa, the first region she'd have to pass through in her freshly begun journey across the known world.
LLM (115) < (114)
LLM (114) < (113)
With consistent momentum that carried in a fresh spring to their step, caused by their growing anxiousness with every step closer they were to their home village, Chise and Mirabelle continued their venture across the region of Warenaiwa now after having cleared through Edo, making for their final destination of Tsumigakure in the Graveyard of Sin.Arriving from:
After docking into the harbor of Edo connecting to the Badlands and the Western continent, Chise and Mirabelle both disembarked from their final ship they would need to take in their current journey. There they opted to rest a spell, replenish some of their supplies before making for the last small leg of their journey on foot; heading south through the region, one step closer to their goal.
Permission given by @Nakiri to navigate their bio Mirabelle Hayabusa across the following travel log:
Starting:Owatatsumi ( 214 )
Traveling across:Shalewood ( 171 )<Ōkuninushi’s Peak ( 169 )<Kurland ( 164 )<Sister Isles ( 187 )<Edo ( 113 )< Warenaiwa ( 114 )
Final Destination: Graveyard of Sin ( 115 )
Chise & Mirabelle LLM ( 114 ) < ( 115 )
Chise followed the direction of Sado's gestures as he began to explain to her where she could look for the information she had asked for. Her eyes began to widen in something of disbelief at more than just the amount of material there was for her to tend to, but also.. it was a chaotic pile of a mess.. So much so that it would be practically inconceivable for anyone to find anything without having to sift through each pile from top toYou must be registered for see imagesbottom with the hopes of chancing upon what it was they were searching for sooner rather than later. A faint sigh escaped her before she shifted her attention toward the Kage with a deep sense of intent behind her gaze. She was silent for a lingering moment, as though she were working out in her own head how she wished to address the subject. "Sado-sama.. Please allow me to organize these documents..!" She blurted out in almost a snapped-to exclamation, as if she finally gave up on trying to find a way to sugarcoat the subject and merely opted for the straight forward approach of the matter. She turned her attention back to.. well, everything that was in front of her. There was such a wealth of information lying right in front of her and yet it seemed all so insignificant in how it was being managed. No one would ever be able to look at this room and assume that anything in these scrolls was worth notice. "If you would allow me to do so.. I'll be sure to label everything and make it clear for you to know where certain things are. But I feel like this sort of.. mismanagement can become more burdensome on your already intensive job as it is than it every would be worth. I also believe knowledge should be respected.. and handled accordingly. It isn't something so easily acquired these days, nor is it so easily replaced. So I think we should do all we can to protect it.."
Chise hadn't paid attention to the fact that she had already taken the steps forward into the room ahead of the Kage without awaiting his approval, first approaching the pile of papers, folders and other things that Sado had initially pointed out first and foremost in the room. It seemed to be stacked abundantly to either side of his desk, in half-leaning stacks piled into chairs that had been converted into makeshift shelves, and of course more than a few walls that were cluttered against by the various bends and cuts of parchment that all seemed ready to scatter at the slightest gust. She took hold of the topmost paper arranged on the desk, slowly running her emerald eyes down the information that was sharply etched across it with ink. These were no doubt the private memoirs of the Kage himself, given the disheveled handwriting that seemed to vary in tidiness and consistency. It was all done in such a way as if he were in a rush to skip to the next thought with each line, yet that of course came as no sacrifice to the attention to detail of every line. It showed the passion and intent behind the writer's eyes; the eagerness to make their own thoughts, remembrances and findings physical and most importantly, retrievable, no matter what might happen later on. It took no time at all for her to become absorbed in the contents of each page; working her way from front to back while picking through the piles in an attempt to find the twins to each subject-matter that she was presently reading in hopes to reunite them and have them organized accordingly. It was almost as if she had entirely forgotten the presence of the Kage all together, despite having been directed there by him, or the fact that she was still in his own personal space..
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In the passage of time, hours seemed to pass from one to the next with little acknowledgement from Chise. The windows had gradually become cleared from any clutter that may have been arranged around them, well enough for her to have the opportunity to open at least one to allow fresh air in while she worked her way around each surface with rags and dusters. In between each organized effort, she'd utilize a part of her own body to grow forth spiraling wood, manifested through the creation of her mokuton chakra that flowed through her. A recent discovery that she had learned she was capable of; one that she hadn't really put much thought into the meaning of, nor the significance of, given the fact that it came to her in a rather natural manner. She'd utilize this skill set to create book shelves, bins, racks and much smaller tools like simple paperweights or simple wooden clips to bind stacks of papers together.
An entire evening had passed and Chise had found herself sitting silently in one of the corners of the room, legs crossed in front of her as she sipped from some water she had poured for herself through sourceless manipulation of the element, taking a break from the organizing that she had done thus far. Several book shelves were now filled and arranged against walls with labels and signs printed along each to represent what area of the nation they addressed, what information they contained or simply what dates they were written if they seemed multi-informative. She seemed to zero in on the documents that covered the contents of the Badlands specifically; where the bulk of Tsumigakure was located, accompanied by a map that was laid out along the floor to her side. The capital, which was central-north of the continent, bordered the Earth and Fire Countries of the continent that was shared between them and their neighbors to the east, along with the Wind Country to the southern more portion of the land, also known as the "Great Wind Desert" which seemed most uninhabited. Given the nature of what it was she was doing all of this for, -searching for a reliable location to establish a public library for the village- she'd have to keep it within the reasonable boundaries of the village's reach; preferably somewhere near the capital itself, given the nature of it's frequented traffic. It'd serve little purpose for her to try and establish it too far out of reach.. Such a place needed to be easily accessible to those who wished to seek it. That would be critical in her search.. Given the rocky and unforgiving terrain of the Badlands, it didn't offer many solutions for this particular issue. Apart from carving ones way into the side of a barren hill and calling a makeshift mine shaft a "library," she'd have to get flexible with her options. The true beauty of the Badlands was the historical relevancies of it's regions. It had it's share of wars, localized conflicts and even expansions of prior nations that had come before Tsumigakure that had established many different roads to present-day landmarks that exist as ruins and abandoned sites today. Most notably, as an example, seemed to be the region of Warenaiwa that was located just west of the capital. Chise peered across a scroll that detailed the region while making reference of it to the map beside her; she had passed through it more than once in her prior travels, giving her something of a vague idea of what it was like there. Rugged, rough terrain full of mountainous ranges. Building something there seemed less than hospitable, yet something already was there: An old fortress, built during "The Time of Trouble," an era that was largely represented by the foundation and rapid conquest expansion of the imperial reign of the one known as Aléxandros Mégas. The scroll addressed the vague details that were uncovered in a brief overturning of the fortress long after it had been abandoned from a bygone era where it was now cluttered with vagabonds and nomads that either aim to take advantage of it's remote, natural location for personal gain, or simply for a convenient roof; albeit one that has seen better days.
Chise blinked, eyeing how close to the capital the fortress of Warenaiwa was, and the nature of the fortress accompanied by it's history; it seemed peculiar that no one had taken the time yet to try and revitalize the fortress for other purposes. Such a naturally defensive structure built so close toYou must be registered for see imagesthe village seemed to have more than a handful of quality uses. If nothing else, it could serve as a very exceptional foundation for the renovation and conversion into something more along the lines of a library.. Her eyes slowly lit up as the connection was made in her thoughts. Gradually she shifted from the document in hand and began to shuffle through a couple other piles, searching for any reference she could find of the old fortress specifically, or at least anything address Aléxandros Mégas himself and his growth across the Badlands and the Earth Country as a whole. Very little seemed to come up; at least not enough to truly detail anything else than what could already be interpreted through simple references of the history to past events. Then, it struck her. It truly seemed as though no one had really taken the time to explore this fortress since it had been abandoned; at least not thoroughly enough to have any details on it's particular history. If she was going to find anything out about it, she'd have to go there and discover it herself, and then determine if it is a place that could serve the purpose of what she was aiming to do there. With a resolute nod, Chise gathered the scrolls and papers, any that she could find that made reference to this particular subject and began to neatly organize them in a bag she had with her. Once done, she began to write up a note that she would leave on the now cleared desk of the Kage, of which read and addressed each individual document, scroll and paper she had planned to take with her for reference material. It was as if it was a "checkout slip," of a sort. Something that could be referenced later on when she'd need to return each document later on. Once finished, she slung the bag over her shoulder and finished the water she had made for herself before setting off out of the room, making sure all windows were sealed and closing the door behind her before making for the gates of the village, where she planned to depart for the region to begin her own personal investigation of the area and, with hope, find a fine location to begin the building of the library she had been tasked with.
LLM ( 115 ) < ( 114 )
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