Sonia - "I'm sorry, but I won't be there."
Selstine - "Sonia! What are you doing? Why are you refusing his offer? Do you realize what you are saying?"
While saying her sentence, Selstine approached her sister and grabbed her by the shoulders.
Sonia - "Yes, I am perfectly aware of it, that's why I decided to leave alone.
Selstine - "But why? We can finally be together with strong people to protect us. So why do you want to pass up this chance?"
This is the first time I've seen them talking to each other in a natural way and in a way I find it rather beautiful to see, even if the present conditions are not necessarily the most conducive to wonder. But for once, I heard something other than robots talking to me in a formal way that was not very pleasant.
Sonia - "I know, you don't have to tell me, but I won't go back on my decision. Yùichi, I refuse your offer of alliance and decide to make my way on my own."
Selstine - "I beg you Sonia, come back on your decision. Don't leave! Mr. Yùichi, say some things to him. "
Me - "Excuse me Selstine, I don't understand everything but I think that like everyone here, we have witnessed the fact that Sonia refuses my proposal of alliance and as I said just before, every person who refuses my first proposal cannot count on my help anymore. And twice she has claimed to refuse my offer, so I have no reason to keep her with us."
Sonia - "Sonia, Yùichi, everyone, I'm glad to have known you. Goodbye."
Selstine - "Sonia!!!"
It is on these sobs and these cries of distress of Selstine that the selection of the choices ended.
I was not normally saddened by brutal separations, but this separation between the two sisters did not leave me indifferent, and I really think that if no one else had been present, I could have shed my tear.
I mean, I say that when it's absolutely the scenario I was expecting and that this brutal separation happened exactly as I had imagined it a few minutes earlier.
[ 08/07/499 16 h 50 ]
[ Ten minutes before our discussion began ]
Me - "As much as I think about it, I still don't know how I can make this plan happen."
As has been my habit for the past few days, whenever I find myself alone, I talk out loud to sort out the ideas in my head.
Even if this time, I was facing a real dilemma. It must have been at least two days that I thought about this, but I still can't find any solution that is feasible with my means and that can work.
Even though my meeting with Selstine and Sonia has moved me forward slightly, my biggest problem is still to be solved.
How can I manage to infiltrate one of the two sisters in the castle of Terco, home of the King of Karroé: Poros VARMA.
This infiltration has two major objectives:
The first objective is to find out if only the 8 Great Patriarchs are aware of this war or if the Royalties have been made aware of it, and if so, to try to recover some new information that could be useful to us.
The second objective is to know the military forces of the country of Karroé as well as the surrounding states. With this information in our hands, I think we will be able to know the places they have favored and thus know exactly where to strike to destabilize a country.
Unfortunately, this plan is very risky, very hard to implement and I think many other people have already thought about this solution.
But I think that very few people are going to implement it, because the risks involved are huge, even if the death penalty is momentarily stopped thanks to the rules, I think that the leaders of the state of Karroé have enough to kill someone who would attack the King.
So the first risk is the death penalty if they ever find out about the deception, then they could somehow torture us to find out what we are up to, both of which are huge risks for us.
Then the second difficulty is the implementation of the plan, because we have to manage to infiltrate the castle, get information and come out alive. All this without being noticed.
But despite all these risks, I think the game is worth it.
And that's why I'm thinking of using one of the two sisters to allow us to infiltrate the castle, because I think the King will be more apt to open up to a lady full of charms than to a totally normal teenager.
And I think that Sonia is the perfect person, because in spite of her age, she is still a splendid beauty and secondly, she is completely devoted to me and I think that she will be ready to do anything to satisfy my needs.
Well, I have to start by finding her.
[ 08/07/499 16 h 55 ]
Me - "Sonia, can you come in for two seconds please?"
Sonia - "Oh, it's you Mons..."
Me - "Shhht. Be quiet and follow me."
The less people see me approaching her the better for me.
And I think that it is in my room that I have the least chance to meet someone.
Sonia - "Did you need me Mr. Yùichi?"
Me - "It's okay, you can talk normally, in my room, nobody should hear us."
Sonia - "Why nobody should hear you?"
Me - "Because I'm going to talk to you about a plan that I've imagined and we'll be the only ones who have to know it."
Sonia - "Just you and me?"
Me - "Yes, just you and me. But first, for the success of the plan and for added credibility, I order you to do absolutely everything I ask of you."
Sonia - "Yes, of course, that goes without saying."
Me - "Well, good. Then I'll explain you only a small part for the moment. During my speech, towards the end more precisely, I will offer you all two choices, the first one, join me and accept the program I will impose on you, and the second one, refuse and do what you want, but those who refuse will see their chances of cooperating with me disappear. "
Sonia - "Oh, I understood, you want me to choose the second choice."
Me - "Exactly."
Sonia - "But why?"
Me - "That I can only tell you after our general discussion. That's why, when you choose a proposal, you have to be the last one to choose and especially to refuse. And when you refuse, you will address me as you do with all the other people."
Sonia - "So you want me to be polite to you?"
Me - "That's perfect, or even a little more arrogant, like: "Yùichi, I refuse your proposal". Don't hesitate to call me by my first name during this sentence. It will really show the distance you put between us two."
Sonia - "Very well, I will do it. But Sonia, in this story, I should give him a credible explanation for my refusal."
Me - "As for your sister, you'll see in the moment, because we don't have any more time, it's almost five o'clock."
Sonia - "Well, fine, I'll go and pretend this conversation didn't exist."
Me - "Great thanks. Oh one last thing, we'll meet tonight at 9pm at the hotel located at the east exit of the city in room 007. "
Sonia - "Alright, I'll remember that."