While Chonk was talking with Horell about their next move, the party sent out by the Tempest Branch Alliance had just returned to the alliance base, with the leader of the party hastily making her way to where Herellia was. At this moment, Herellia was currently talking with the Executive level and Pillar level members of the alliance, wondering as to whether they should deploy one of the defensive trump cards they have in order to be ready against sudden attacks.
This, in turn, meant that it took a while for the leader of the party, whose name was Verutia, to actually speak with Herellia since she was just a normal member. The Tempest Branch Alliance followed quite a strict hierarchy, only being able to talk with members of a higher position when permitted. Fortunately, while Herellia was talking with those members at the Executive and Pillar level, Aurus noticed Verutia, who was just waiting for Herellia to finish her talk.
