But since there was an old hand at home, they didn't bother to get involved in areas that called for the old hand's experience and wisdom.
Instead of engaging in deceit and intrigue, they preferred to cherish the final moments, to cultivate their relationship.
Then, while those "elders" were still negotiating and compromising without reaching a result, the two had to say goodbye.
Six days after the engagement ceremony, Yelisia received her formal reassignment orders from the Imperial Navy.
The mission consisted of five cruisers, including Quintet, Opera Cruiser, Cello, Final Mark, and Interlude Cruiser, accompanied by fourteen destroyers and thirty escort ships, excluding the smaller vessels not worth mentioning.
The dispatched forces of Tianma Fleet made up more than half of its capacity; most of the ships had set sail, leaving only two cruisers behind.
The expedition fleet was commanded by Tilermungs, the Vice Admiral of Tianma Fleet; his flagship was the "Opera Cruiser."
